Dream to fly Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Just landed. 1.6 hrs of flight time and all is good. Actually got bored and wife was laughing cause there was no commotion in the cockpit. East coast better prepare I might just make a landing or should I say a hop and a skip. Gotta get used to not fighting the plane anymore Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Will see on the return trip. I won't admit this but this plane is fun to fly......Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
211º Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 Sound a lot like a few good shots on the course. Enjoy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbridges Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 11 hours ago, Dream to fly said: Just landed. 1.6 hrs of flight time and all is good. Actually got bored and wife was laughing cause there was no commotion in the cockpit. East coast better prepare I might just make a landing or should I say a hop and a skip. Gotta get used to not fighting the plane anymore Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk Bored is better than fighting traffic jams! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy95W Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 17 minutes ago, rbridges said: Bored is better than fighting traffic jams! Being bored while flying is always better than the alternative. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 6, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 Bored is better than fighting traffic jams! Today is the fun part. We head into the east. Glad there is flight following Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Sorry for the delayed posts but its been a hell of a great ride. The weather has been great and the plane flew 10 hours and didn't use a drop of oil. Started with seven quarts and finished with seven quarts. Went from Stevens Pt, WI to Flint MI refueled and from Flint to NY and averaged 11.5 gal hr. and averaged 165MPH. Had an exhaust clamp come loose but no other squawks. East Coast traffic is not bad its crazy. Will see how it goes next week flying home into the wind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonal Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 3 hours ago, Dream to fly said: Sorry for the delayed posts but its been a hell of a great ride. The weather has been great and the plane flew 10 hours and didn't use a drop of oil. Started with seven quarts and finished with seven quarts. Went from Stevens Pt, WI to Flint MI refueled and from Flint to NY and averaged 11.5 gal hr. and averaged 165MPH. Had an exhaust clamp come loose but no other squawks. East Coast traffic is not bad its crazy. Will see how it goes next week flying home into the wind. Correct me if I'm mistaken but aren't you the guy that wanted to do a Hacksaw Reynolds to your Mooney. Glad you got things sorted out and are enjoying your airplane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carusoam Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 So wich way to Did you go around/over/through NYC's Class B? Did you get the exhaust clamp sorted? have you acquired a CO monitor? Best regards, -a- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 WeSent from my E6810 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Correct me if I'm mistaken but aren't you the guy that wanted to do a Hacksaw Reynolds to your Mooney. Glad you got things sorted out and are enjoying your airplane Umm. Maybe I could still use more speed but what a flight. Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 So wich way to Did you go around/over/through NYC's Class B? Did you get the exhaust clamp sorted? have you acquired a CO monitor? Best regards, -a- We ended up going direct from Flint Michigan and stayed to the north. I used radar services and they handed me off accordingly. Only hiccup was at 10k and near NYC I needed to climb or go lower cause of thick cloud banks. A lot of traffic. My stradux worked perfectly. My CO monitor never went off but I heard this terrible rattle so after landing found the tail pipe extremely loose. Will fix that todaySent from my E6810 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peevee Posted August 7, 2017 Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 Weird. Good catch. Glad the stratux is working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2017 45 minutes ago, peevee said: Weird. Good catch. Glad the stratux is working. The exhaust might have been self inflicted. I'll check it out today and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 So where is the sun??? I flew all this way and the sun is hiding Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hank Posted August 8, 2017 Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 3 hours ago, Dream to fly said: So where is the sun??? I flew all this way and the sun is hiding I thought you went to New England? <says the man living in the Sunny South > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 I thought you went to New England? I'm on long island and the sun is hiding.Sent from my E6810 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dream to fly Posted August 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2017 Fixed my exhaust. The hanger broke. the rubber insulator had seen better days. It dissolved from all the oil that leaked. There was a shop on the field that had extra pieces and was super cool about letting me replace it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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