Thanks for joining us at the Cessna BBQ -- that was a lot of fun, and everyone remarked that we should do it more often. I think that's a capital idea.
Our thanks to Matt from Tom's Aircraft and Emily from Cessna for bringing the Cessna 400s for everyone to ogle and fly. What a treat!
Some maintenance news:
We discovered some metal particles in Cessna 630's oil screen during a routine oil change. While this may have something to do with the thrashed alternator from last week, we decided not to take chances with it. We had a fresh engine ready to go, and so we are installing that in 630. Downtime should be significantly less than what we've been suffering for this sort of deal -- expect her to return to the line this week.
Cessna 04H has been scheduled for paint on her new nosebowl work next week. She will not be winning any beauty pageants between now and then, and expect appx 4 days of downtime.
Cessna 1ES is in for 100hr.
Piper 85Y's new boost pump arrives tomorrow, and she may fly this weekend. We lost a week in trying to overhaul the old one, which was a lost cause.
I am on an aircraft "cosmetic condition" witch-hunt this week. Feel free to drop me a line if there is something I should be aware of in this regard.
Not much else to report. It is typical that the weather cools down in October and we get a ton of flying done -- but.. well, it's at least a little cooler today. :)
Blue Skies,
- Mike
