Pilots,
After resting and shaking off what was a long and bumpy XC flight from KS, I have some thoughts to share with everyone.
First, some maintenance business:
Cessna 08V has had her radios rewired to combat some static. She has also had about 5 or 6 other squaks repaired
Cessna 04H still has the disco DG. We are going to try a new mechanic's eye on it. We're baffled, quite frankly -- apologies all around.
And then some fun stuff:
After much chatter in the office, it has become known to us that many of our pilot friends are a bit intimidated by the 160 buttons on the Garmin G-1000. Yes, that's a lot, and while it's easy for us to tell you that you don't need that many to fly the thing -- it's better to see it in action.
We have decided to make available to everyone a free copy of the Garmin G1000 Introduction/Training Video. They will be in the office, in the lending library bookcase -- no need to ask us, just grab one. They're in the colorful sleeves, and clearly labelled.
This video is about 45 minutes in length, and does a great job of walking you through both VFR and IFR features of the system. After about 20 minutes, you'll join me in going "oh, that's easy... and quite cool!"
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Additionally -- those of you flying Cessna 17J - please be aware of the very different starting procedure! The IO-360 engine is great, but the fuel injection can be flooded on the ground very easily, leading to very hard starts. If you did everything correctly by the checklist, it will start in 2 blades. If not, something went wrong. Please use the checklist the first time you start her!
Great weather abounds, finally! Summer is here and its cooler up there!
Blue Skies!
- Mike
