Categories: Maintenance and Improvements, Braking system, Don't Do This..., Intercom Replacement, Oil Consumption, The Cabin Heating Saga, The Cooling Saga, The Nosedragger Club, True Confessions aka I Have Been A Fool
Plane Work Program - Winter-Spring 2012-2013
by Graham 
Here is the work list for Fall and Winter, in no particular sequence:1. Repairs and fixes- Repair damage to landing gear attach points (BIG JOB)- Activate emergency landing gear extension circuit (has been out of action since replacement of cont… more »
08/12/12 11:49:32 am, this blog has been asleep since the plane has been resting
by Graham
Getting back to thinking about flying...N131JF has been sleeping since last October, when a hard landing at Lancaster damaged the landing gear attachment points. I was landing a heavy plane in gusty conditions, and the sink rate on final suddenly increas… more »
Fixing of squawks on N131JF
by Graham
With some Summer trips planned soon (although sadly not the West Coast Tour, postponed for the year due to work pressures), I decided to put N131JF in the shop (more correctly, at J&S Aviation in Sherman) for some work. Specifically:1. Resolutio… more »
Baggage pods for N131JF
by Graham
This is N131JF with the pods fitted prior to the first test flight, Cleburne TX, September 2010. I think Jesse's military background showed through here with the primer color... more »
Wing removed from plane today
by Graham
As part of the upgrade process for the Long-EZ avionics, we briefly removed the right wing today, in order to fit a new coaxial cable for the new transponder. The old transponder coax cable was a massively thick one, the new cable is about half the diame… more »