Kaye
Line Up and Wait
the engine's back from it's Lycoming crankshaft replacement, which included a total rebuild of the engine (only had 400 hrs on it). The engine was pulled at home base, shipped off, returned and reinstalled at home base. Only problem is no one has any real confidence in work provided by this maintenance shop (even with an oil change, you have to go over the plane carefully as there tends to be missing or wrongly installed parts).
The owner was going to do the break-in flight this past weekend, but wx didn't cooperate. I'm chomping at the bit to go flying and I've got some free time both Thursday and Friday afternoon. Owner doesn't have a problem with me doing the break-in flight, but............I'm a real big chicken about this first flight, particularly the take-off phase.
Any thoughts......or should I just bide my time till he makes the first flight.........
The owner was going to do the break-in flight this past weekend, but wx didn't cooperate. I'm chomping at the bit to go flying and I've got some free time both Thursday and Friday afternoon. Owner doesn't have a problem with me doing the break-in flight, but............I'm a real big chicken about this first flight, particularly the take-off phase.
Any thoughts......or should I just bide my time till he makes the first flight.........