The adventure continues...

We encountered a mechanical issue last Sunday and haven't flown since. David is going back to Texas via the airlines tomorrow and will be returning in about a week which is about when the airplane should be back in service.

Maintenance happens.
 
jesse said:
We encountered a mechanical issue last Sunday and haven't flown since. David is going back to Texas via the airlines tomorrow and will be returning in about a week which is about when the airplane should be back in service.

Maintenance happens.
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Maintenance is good.
 
wabower said:
Scheduled maintenance is much better.
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Only when it stays on schedule.

I had "scheduled maintenance" a couple of months ago that was supposed to take a week at the most. In the end, I was down for about 3 weeks, mostly because my mechanic hated the job. :mad2:

Hope David gets back in the air on schedule! :thumbsup:
 
jesse said:
We encountered a mechanical issue last Sunday and haven't flown since. David is going back to Texas via the airlines tomorrow and will be returning in about a week which is about when the airplane should be back in service.

Maintenance happens.
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I thought you were going to use the Cherokee.
 
they might as well install a towhook while its in the shop
 
what was the mechanical difficulty? muffler bearings went out again?
 
jesse said:
We encountered a mechanical issue last Sunday and haven't flown since. David is going back to Texas via the airlines tomorrow and will be returning in about a week which is about when the airplane should be back in service.

Maintenance happens.
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And it always happens when training towards a rating/certificate. The 150 I'm partners in broke atleast 3 or 4 times during my Commercial training. Overhauled carburator, check. Adjusted Idle speed, check. Repair of cracked baffling,check :eek:
 
This is real school.

jesse said:
[13/10/11 22:16:59] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] i need an instrument student
[13/10/11 22:17:05] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] fly down here
[13/10/11 22:17:11] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] fly up here
[13/10/11 22:17:12] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] I'll be your instrument student
[13/10/11 22:17:22] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] How fast do you think we could get it done?
[13/10/11 22:17:36] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] 2 weeks?
[13/10/11 22:17:37] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] 3 weeks?
[13/10/11 22:17:40] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] depends. idk. few weeks probably?
[13/10/11 22:17:53] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] we could fly two or three times a day on weekdays...and all weekend
[13/10/11 22:18:40] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] How much $$$ to get it all knocked out in a few weeks?
[13/10/11 22:18:56] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] well. whatever gas costs
[13/10/11 22:19:13] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] how many hours instrument do you have right now
[13/10/11 22:19:25] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] 9ish
[13/10/11 22:19:26] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] I think
[13/10/11 22:19:43] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] thats what was on my IACRA and I havent gotten any more since then
[13/10/11 22:20:19] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] $500 to me. you pay for your gas. room and dinner is free
[13/10/11 22:20:42] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Gonna go ask the parents right now
[13/10/11 22:20:45] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] brb
[13/10/11 22:21:01] [Pilot Lounge] [flyer] [c=#35a31f]wow[/c]
[13/10/11 22:21:03] [Pilot Lounge] [flygirl34q] [c=#e22c9a]Mom... Dad.... I'm moving to Nebraska![/c]
[13/10/11 22:21:37] [Pilot Lounge] [flyer] [c=#35a31f]can i be your student also? [/c]
[13/10/11 22:21:41] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] sure why not
[13/10/11 22:21:47] [Pilot Lounge] [Anymouse] Shoot, I can eat more than $500 in food!!
[13/10/11 22:21:50] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] flying with me and living here is cheaper then rent
[13/10/11 22:22:02] [Pilot Lounge] [Anymouse] It might be worth it to get my instrument ticket again!!
[13/10/11 22:22:04] [Pilot Lounge] [Anymouse] :D
[13/10/11 22:22:41] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] lol
[13/10/11 22:22:45] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] dani makes pretty good dinner too
[13/10/11 22:24:43] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Dad says maybe, he wants to ask my mom
[13/10/11 22:24:49] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] He says it sounds good though
[13/10/11 22:25:01] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] He wants to know when, and if I can take my checkride up there?
[13/10/11 22:25:08] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] yes you could take your checkride up here
[13/10/11 22:25:40] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] when would be best for you?
[13/10/11 22:25:45] [Pilot Lounge] [MarkL] 8 am
[13/10/11 22:25:50] [Pilot Lounge] [MarkL] tomorrow
[13/10/11 22:25:52] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] tomorrow morning works fine
[13/10/11 22:25:56] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] LOL
[13/10/11 22:26:06] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] time doesnt matter
[13/10/11 22:27:15] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Parents say OK
[13/10/11 22:27:40] [Pilot Lounge] [MarkL] you know jesse runs a sweat shop in his basement right? you are just child labor
[13/10/11 22:27:50] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] Well. I'll see you 7am tomorrow
[13/10/11 22:27:58] [Pilot Lounge] [flygirl34q] [c=#e22c9a]Don't forget to pack clean underwear. [/c]
[13/10/11 22:28:01] [Pilot Lounge] [flygirl34q] [c=#e22c9a]And socks.[/c]
[13/10/11 22:28:18] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Really though, what day can I come down?
[13/10/11 22:28:21] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] (Or, up?)
[13/10/11 22:28:21] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] they're probably just glad to get rid of you
[13/10/11 22:28:27] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] I think they are.
[13/10/11 22:28:32] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] Whenever, seriously, doesn't matter. Day you get here we start flying
[13/10/11 22:28:49] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Monday?
[13/10/11 22:28:54] [Pilot Lounge] [jesse] Sure.
[13/10/11 22:29:12] [Pilot Lounge] [DavidWhite] Sounds like a plan - I'll see you monday
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Credibility and service, all rolled-up in a neat ball.
 
Maintenance does happen. And since David's not owned the plane for even a year yet (but has put a number of hours on it), it's not surprising that some maintenance has come up. It's taken me about a year with each plane to get it up to my standards, and then from that point forward it's just continuing airworthiness bits.

Oh, David, make sure that they top off your blinker fluid before you take back off. You wouldn't want to run out. ;)
 
How'd it go? Is the plane ready today? It will be easier to get "simu-IMC" now with it being darker earlier. I did most of my instrument flight training at night, after work, in the winter. Less visual clues with the foggles on, that's for sure.
 
The airplane was fixed this evening - but the weather is less than ideal for a test flight right now. We'll see if things work out tonight.
 
Well...it's time for an update boys!

I saw your one hour down and two back last night.

Otherwise, how's it going?
 
timwinters said:
Well...it's time for an update boys!

I saw your one hour down and two back last night.

Otherwise, how's it going?
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Going good. We got about 2+ hours of actual in the other night with a RNAV LPV down to 700 ft.
 
His skills are sharpening...
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That damned yellow paper again...
 
Use of white light in the cockpit at night is not recommended :lol: Especially flash photography :nono:
 
That paper reminds me of one of my simulated instrument flights when working on my PP. My instructor forgot his hood and I didn't own one. I did the "hood" time using a folded up sectional stuck under my headset. Worked fine as a view limiting device.

John
 
TangoWhiskey said:
How'd it go? Is the plane ready today? It will be easier to get "simu-IMC" now with it being darker earlier. I did most of my instrument flight training at night, after work, in the winter. Less visual clues with the foggles on, that's for sure.
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I've been doing the same
 
SCCutler said:
That damned yellow paper again...
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Only because I ran out of instrument covers.

It's amazing how easily one can fly a RNAV LPV approach down to minimums with nothing but a turn coordinator and the GPS. All pitot static instruments, all vacuum instruments, and the tach were covered. It's just a matter of thinking about how you'd do such a thing and practicing it.

Sometimes I cover up more then what a realistic failure mode would be - but I do so to enhance one's ability to interpret instruments in ways they never thought they could before.
 
I think it a great idea to make the mind think because one just doesn't know what will happen.
 
jesse said:
Only because I ran out of instrument covers.

It's amazing how easily one can fly a RNAV LPV approach down to minimums with nothing but a turn coordinator and the GPS. All pitot static instruments, all vacuum instruments, and the tach were covered. It's just a matter of thinking about how you'd do such a thing and practicing it.

Sometimes I cover up more then what a realistic failure mode would be - but I do so to enhance one's ability to interpret instruments in ways they never thought they could before.
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Merely from a point of curiosity, I ask how would it not be easy with a functioning GPS?

GPS these days have so many functions it won't be long before they provide in flight beverage service.
 
Richard said:
Merely from a point of curiosity, I ask how would it not be easy with a functioning GPS?

GPS these days have so many functions it won't be long before they provide in flight beverage service.
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I had covered up every pitch instrument along with the tach. The only pitch data he had was GPS Altitude. Which works better then you'd think - but the fact that it was a 530W helped with that. Know your equipment.
 
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