Please join me in giving a rousing hurrah to the newest Instrument-rated Pilot in the world!
Too cloudy for a checkride? I don't think so! Not if you're IFR-rated Gerd E., who brassed up to the cumulus and showed it who's boss. Gerd was joined by DPE Mark D in Cessna 17J for a proper set of approaches and other blindfolded stunts behind the yoke.
Nice work, Gerd!
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In other news...
Cessna 630 is cruising.
Cessna 68U's oil consumption is running at appx 1 qt per 2-4 hours. Please keep an eye on the oil levels in the motor. We may give her a final re-seal before the new motor is installed.
Cessna 739's "one day turnaround" promise from the avionics tech seemed to be a pack of lies. 739 is running around with only one nav head. We'll send the brute squad over on Monday. It's not like we're all *that* surprised.
Cessna 17J is humming along.
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Bonanza 11N is not offending anyone.
Skylane 073 is still stylish.
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We are performing a pre-purchase inspection on both an A36TN and a G36TN for the club.
We are stilllllll hunting a good 172R or 172S for the line.
No word on the Archer we were considering.
...why it is so difficult to buy planes, I'll never know.
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We have an old friend, Olivier, staying with us to build some time this winter, as well as work on his English. Olivier is a French pilot who will be flying on an FAA conversion license -- he's a good pilot, but he's here primarily to talk like we do -- if you see a young fellow sitting around, hiding in some charts, please feel free to introduce yourself and stretch his "Anglais" a little bit, he will be appreciative.
You may see Olivier working on the line. We thought we could start his vocabulary off with the phrase "aircraft belly wash" -- a most important pilot term. :)
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That's all I know about for the moment. I am ready for the better weather we usually get right about now.
Blue Skies.... we miss you.
- Mike