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
The Marco Island Incident - August 2000
by Graham 
This occurred while I was performing transition training in the Long-EZ, with Jesse in the back.
We took off from VandenBergh in Tampa to fly South to Marco Island. No special reason, it was a reasonably short flight and we could practice landings.
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05/30/06 12:50:13 pm, More fun with Clevelands
by Graham
The brakes on my Long are standard Cleveland brakes, mated to 5 inch wheels. The braking system has used DoT 5 brake fluid since the plane first flew in 1995. The brakes are not as good as I would ideally like (you certainly cannot lock the wheels under… more »
The Intercom is fitted and The Plane Flew!
by Graham
Well, after nearly 6 months of down-time, N131JF returned to the skies just after 7.00pm last night.
I received the repaired intercom from Spruce just over a week ago. A quick test by plugging it into the wiring harness proved that it worked!
That wa… more »
The Intercom saga - latest
by Graham
Returned to Spruce, Spruce sent to FlightTech who fixed it, now back on its way to Spruce.
One day I will get an intercom... more »
KS Avionics join the Great Suppliers List
by Graham
Several months ago, my #2 EGT probe finally failed. It had been showing signs of failure for some time - the reading for the probe would appear and disappear in flight. I found that the stainless steel clamp holding the probe in place was partially broke… more »