I’m afraid I haven’t been very good at updating my blog now that I’m flying. Phase I flight testing was completed on Thanksgiving Day, 2012. I just needed 0.2hrs to complete it, so I went up around the pattern a few times just to dot I the and cross the T. The next day, I took my son and his girlfriend to Provincetown, around Cape Cod then to Norwood for lunch. I’ve take a few flights around just myself meeting friends for lunch. Did some night flying to get my night currency back. Took my wife to Lake Placid (~1hr from KORH) which was a very nice flight. This morning I went with a friend to Chatham (KCQX) for breakfast – great restaurant.
Only a couple little squawks still dealing with. Have a small oil leak on the pilot side of the engine that I can’t seem to track down. Strangely, I can’t see much evidence of leaking on the engine, but have oil on the cowling. Today I was wondering if it may be from the oil dipstick seal – maybe I haven’t been tightening it down enough.
Here’s a video that is sort of a compilation of a number of videos taken during Phase I flight testing: