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Troubleshooting and Trepidation: Maintenance Update and Cataract Surgery Experience Dealing with aircraft maintenance issues and health concerns at the same time can be stressful. With patience, proper troubleshooting, and a…

Great Attitude: I am very happy to be alive and doing what I love almost everyday. Lots of love, fishing, and awesome flying. First off, Beverly and I found a…

The flight down required quite a bit of planning due to forecast moderate icing from 9,000′ to 22,000′. I reviewed the PIREPs, cloud cover, and AIRMETs as shown below, and…

March 27th Flight from Wilmington, DE to Atlanta’s Fulton County airport (KFTY): This was my first flight with Michael J as my copilot, and not with Jeff. Jeff has a…

Negative Transference: Jeff and I drew up a plan with Lancaster Avionics and went out to test our YAW Damper and missed approach procedures. Based on discussions with Jim and…

Autopilot Repair: Lancaster Avionics did it again. I suggested that we fix the issue the previous crew had been experiencing with the YAW Damper on the autopilot. That problem had…

Jeff and I arrived at the airport today to prepare for a flight from Wilmington Delaware to Hilton Head South Carolina. Since this was my first trip in this airplane…

Yesterday was windy!! I took my uncle to his rehab yesterday morning. The winds were calm and the sky clear early on, but by the time we were done the…

YouTube can be awesome in how it connects you to others. Carter reached out from Texas to ask about performance numbers for the Twin Comanche after watching my videos there.…

Trip Cancelations: For the second time this month, I’m rearranging my calendar to accommodate a canceled trip. The first time was a week or so ago to Atlantic City, and…