6 hours.<\/p>\n
One of these days, I’ll move forward without moving backwards. \u00a0Today I had to dismount the EFIS in preparation for taking it to MGL Avionics. \u00a0 Apparently the OAT module is fried. \u00a0I tried it with a new probe last week, no dice. \u00a0 Maybe, if I’m lucky, I’ll be able to drop it off tomorrow on my lunch hour. \u00a0 Other than that annoyance, I got the tailwheel hardware primed, something I should have done long ago, and I got my spark plugs torqued in. \u00a0 But now, for some mysterious reason, the tailwheel steering chains don’t reach their mounting points on the rudder anymore. \u00a0 It’s possible I had the steering link on upside down\/backwards, which would have accounted for the missing 3\/4″ of chain necessary to bridge the gap between what I need and what I’ve got. \u00a0 Looks like I’ll be ordering another set of tailwheel chains. \u00a0Grumble.<\/p>\n
Anyway, once I get my EFIS back from the shop, it’ll be time to prepare the engine for first start.<\/p>\n
On another note, I’m progressing nicely in my tailwheel training. \u00a0 We flew from Torrance to Hawthorne, where I did 8 landings, unassisted. \u00a0 Apparently I CAN land a Citabria in 3-point attitude. \u00a0 At least when the wind is coming at me and I set up the approach right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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