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As your saga ends, my new (mini) saga begins... sigh. :) -Ryan Jay Honeck wrote: > See pix of her running at: > http://www.aviating.com/~honeckfamily/engine_overhaul2.htm > > (I forgot to cut the size of the .jpeg files on this last batch, so they are > VERY high resolution. Probably pretty slow to load if youre not running > cable or DSL...) > > Mary flew with our instructor for 1.7 hours today, to get her insurance > sign-off. Flying the Pathfinder is taking a bit of getting used to, with a > constant speed prop, four fuel tanks, and gobs of horsepower -- none of > which we had in our Warrior -- but she says by the end everything felt > comfortable. Ive got a whopping 2.3 hours in her now, and am loving every > minute of it. > > Once the piggy bank is built back up (by Oshkosh, I hope!), Im going to be > looking to you guys for more advice on panel options. Those cheap Narco > coms have got to GO... > > Next step: Installation of the PS Engineering CD/Intercom. We were > supposed to take ours with us (from the Warrior) but our buyers offered to > buy us a new one instead, in exchange for leaving it in the Warrior... So > thats coming in the next few weeks. > > Its been fun sharing our journey with everyone. Ive received emails from > all over the world about our engine overhaul saga, thanking me for helping > them to learn what is involved with such an endeavor. > > Heck, all I did was take pictures, and publish them on Javiers web server. > Hopefully in the future we can all direct "overhaul newbies" to the web > page, so they can get a little taste of what they are in for BEFORE they go > down the "primrose path to perdition..." > > Blue skies! > -- > Jay Honeck > Iowa City, IA > Pathfinder N56993 -- Ryan Ferguson Pitts S-2C N312PS Twin Comanche 8259Y My flying pictures are at: http://www.fergworld.com |
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