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First flight of 2024:

First night flight of 2024 to Burlington, WI.
https://youtu.be/FatejcMQXUk

I think I figured out why the youtube previews would not show. You need to cut out the junk including and after the ? in the link.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing!

Happy New Year too!

Weatherpilot wrote:Another great video. Thanks for sharing!

Happy New Year too!

Thanks Greg!

Some flying this morning:

My 5 minutes of fame - you need your last name and EAA number to view.
https://sportaviation.mydigitalpublicat ... 4/page-102

A great story and great accomplishment. Thank you for sharing.

Greg.

Weatherpilot wrote:A great story and great accomplishment. Thank you for sharing.

Greg.

Thanks Greg!

Working on the extra credit parts of the annual. Our mounts had sagged a little over time. I've reshimmed it so it is a little up, and a little left. The left is to reduce the amount of left pedal required on takeoff, a little bit anyway. We have run out of left pedal with a right crosswind before.

Getting to this point is a pain!




Next up I'm pulling the engine to reseal the flywheel. And I'm going to safety the starter bolts.

We have been down for over a month, but I finished and signed off the annual last night. This was yesterday's ground run.


That ground run was yesterday. We had another about a week ago and I had the needle way too rich. After the first ground run, I had 2 drops of oil on the floor. After the second, I didn't have to clean up any oil. I am cautiously hopeful that the work on the flywheel, the new rear main seal, and resealing the oil pump has made a significant improvement. Now we just need to fly it.

Sounds good. Lot of work but well worth it for performance and peace of mind/confidence in your mount.

Thanks for sharing.

Greg.