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Had A successful 30 minute test flight last week. Just got back from 800+ mile round trip flight today. No oil consumption, cool temps, and serious speed-- without massive fuel consumption. The last 410 miles did in 1:39! Wow!

WOW,, can this get any more confusing? I just spent over 1 hour researching how to complete this part of the data now required for GPS related flight plans. Here's the excerpt from FLTPLAN.COM ICAO data : RNAV & RNP Equipment A1 RNAV 10 (RNP10) B1 B2 thru B5 B2 RNAV 5 GNSS B3 RNAV 5 DME/DME B4 RNAV 5 VOR/DME B5 RNAV 5 INS or IRS B6 RNAV 5 LORAN C C1 RNAV 2 ALL C2 RNAV 2 GNSS C3 RNAV 2 DME/DME C4 RNAV 2 DME/DME/IRU D1 RNAV 1 ALL D2 RNAV 1 GNSS D3 RNAV 1 DME/DME D4 RNAV 1 DME/DME/IRU L1 RNP 4 O1 RNP 1 ALL O2 RNP 1 GNSS O3 RNP 1 DME/DME O4 RNP 1 DME/DME/IRU S1 Approach - RNP Approach S2 Approach - RNP Approach with Baro VNAV T1 AR Approach - RNP AR with RF (AR = special authorization req.) T2 AR Approach - RNP AR without RF (AR = special authorization req.) Given my installed equipment, I went to several FAA pages and checked those boxes that I was SURE I was capable of. I think I'm capable of T2 but not sure so it's not checked. Here's a link to the one document that was the biggest help: http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ato/service_units/enroute/flight_plan_filing/guidance/media/Guidance_Item%2010_18.pdf Specifically the appendix. I file IFR for any flight over 30nm and on my long flights, the conversation with the controllers takes away the boredom. With a passenger (like yesterday), it can be trying to listen for your callsign while your passenger (a retired USAIR 757 pilot) is jabbering away. Somehow I was able to do it and I don't think I missed one call. Hope this helps some of you in completing your ICAO data. BILL

Just got a hold of footage of the second show we did. This is the one we flew the Mooney out to Chicago for with the birds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6GGnlIsBg