Well, the plane’s been grounded for a couple of years more due to life than anything else. Even this year it took us a while to get the wings on, get all the paperwork done, and finally today the test … Continue reading
I was getting a little tired trying to determine the “proper” fix for this mixture issue. Taking the advice from a friend, and more importantly, someone I trust when it comes to maintenance things like this, I’ve elected that for … Continue reading
As the plane hadn’t flown at all last year, when I received my yearly bill for aircraft ownership in Canada from Nav Canada, I was wondering if anything could be done. The customer service rep (Nathalie) that I talked to … Continue reading
I came up the this morning to take another friend flying. The preflight went well, so to speed things up later, I decided to fire up the plane and get the engine warm. It fired up easily enough, but was … Continue reading
After the fun on Pender Island, we headed up to Nanaimo where I was going to give my first ride to anyone other than my trusting wife Catherine. This young guy is my pastor’s son and as he lives up … Continue reading