Nice flying once the fog lifts, but mornings have been tough around the ranch.
Some news items in the neighborhood:
San Bernardino Tower opens tomorrow morning! Some new frequencies for you to have on your cheat sheet are:
ATIS 124.17
Tower 119.45
Ground 121.8
We assume the class D airspace will be depicted on the new chart revisions when they arrive.
More info here: FAA Airport Diagram
Some maintenance challenges are manifesting themselves lately.
Cessna 1ES shot lightning at our poor maintenance crew all weekend as we tried to solve a mere starter issue. There will be a major rewiring that will need to be done. We have grounded her through Wednesday.
Cessna 68U was making odd engine noises at our friends Spenser and Javid today. They were quick to catch it on departure, and we are investigating. Excellent work on the quick catch, guys!
If we find anything we dislike with 68U, we may put her in for engine overhaul, which would mean 3-4 weeks of downtime. We had been planning to do this in February, but may accelerate these plans. More as we know it.
Cessna 25R has new nose gear door springs.
Cessna 17J will have another round of avionics troubleshooting to locate a weird "crackle" in the intercom. The first round did not take.
Cessna 04H had her nosebowl painted. The entire upper cowling will be repainted at next 100hr, to blend the cowling strengthening work which was done recently.
Piper 85Y is running nicely. Thanks 85Y.
Cessna 20U isn't bothering anybody. Thanks 20U
Cessna 630 has a new alternator.
That's it for the moment. Blue Skies!
- Mike
