Gary's Flight Journal
JUNE 7, 2024
Day 1 Reposition It’s that time of year, annual inspection for our Commander. I took off from runway three-two and pointed for New Garden Airport, N57. I think Bill would agree the seat removal is the hardest part of the annual inspection. The copilot seat was out in less then ten minutes start to finish.
Plane and Pilot
NOVEMBER 10, 2024
Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. So the temptation is to fly too fast and float down the runway, which the RV-12 will do for quite some distance.
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Air Facts
AUGUST 5, 2024
It has a mid-time engine (O-320-D3G rated at 160 hp), fairly recent annual inspection and 24 month pitot-ptatic/transponder test. Next you look at NOTAM’s once again and notice that Runways 8R and 26L are closed. Can I safely land or depart given the density altitude and runway length? Why would anyone want to do that?
Air Facts
DECEMBER 18, 2024
I had just picked my airplane up from its annual inspection and needed to get my IFR clearance from the non-towered KDMW via cell phone from Potomac Approach Control, as the RCO was out of service. When we reached the end of the departure runway, the moment of truth was at hand.
Flying Magazine
MAY 13, 2024
So, for example, if you are asked to provide a scenario when V X is appropriate, be able to answer the when and the why, such as “short field takeoff technique is appropriate when there is an obstacle off the departure end of the runway.” Application, correlation, and understanding are critical when it comes to aircraft systems.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
He knows its history better than anyone and is responsible for performing the next annual inspection, thereby determining its fate. The Old Prop Strike A friend of mine had the misfortune to suffer a prop strike, one of those aw-shucks moments when the plane was allowed to stray off the runway and chew up a frangible runway light.
Plane and Pilot
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
He knows its history better than anyone and is responsible for performing the next annual inspection, thereby determining its fate. The Old Prop Strike A friend of mine had the misfortune to suffer a prop strike, one of those aw-shucks moments when the plane was allowed to stray off the runway and chew up a frangible runway light.
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