Yesterday was a day of final preparations. The GAMI injectors which will improve engine performance were installed. The ferry bag hooked up. And I got to stick on stickers and clean windows which is a good guide to the extent of my mechanical skills.
The excitement of the day came from a precautionary landing that was completed under a Pan Pan priority call by a London based south African couple in an Aerocommander. They had a rough running engine with a hot cylinder and had to make an unscheduled stop at Santarem. They were lucky Jan was around and Isabel had tools because it meant they were able to do initial troubleshooting, finding faulty spark plugs as a likely cause.
The jet lag is beating me tonight as I write this in the middle of the early morning, keenly hoping for news from CASA. That's all we await before departure.
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| Jan at work - GAMIs. |
Hi Ton,
ReplyDeleteHaven't gone back thru correspondence, but thought you had 19/7 in mind for departure. It now sounds as tho 17/7 or 18/7 is possible? Are you ahead of schedule, or is it just me.
Sorry to hear of jet lag. Best leave when you fully rested, I think.
Is it your intention that Jan will fly from Broome to Horsham? Who will ferry it to presumably Warnervale? Maybe I might meet him?
I don't like the name Gami injectors. If a geordie has a gammy leg it means he can't walk. I hope gami injectors actually inject!
I understood you'd need additional fuel for some legs. Where is the additional fuel tank mounted? What is purpose of ferry bag?
Am thinking of you as you prepare.
Hi dad
ReplyDeleteThe ferry bag is a collapsible fuel tank mounted on a board where the centre seats normally sit.
I will need to get the plane from horsham. It is unlikely you will meet Jan unless he comes to Sydney for a bit.
We could leave today if the bureaucracy was sorted out. It isn't.
T