Citabria Update – November 15, 2017
Replaced the seized fuel valve in the Citabria, but first it took about 2 hours to drain out all of the fuel …
Citabria
Citabria Update – November 11, 2017
Rolling along the south shore of Rice Lake on an early Saturday morning winter flight. Flight Highlight Video Arrived at the airport before 7am to heat up the engine and the cockpit before the flight. Temperature was about minus 10 deg Celsius. Departed CYPQ and climbed to 5000 ft in the Rice Lake practice area …
A rainy Sunday at CYPQ
Checking out if a National 490-C parachute will fit well in the front of the Citabria. Unfortunately it positions the front pilot too close to the instrument panel. The parachute should work ok for the rear pilot/passenger though. Will check it out next flight opportunity. Gave the engine a run and uncovered a problem with …
Citabria Update – September 30, 2017
The annual inspection was completed last week and this morning we were able to take the plane up for a post maintenance flight. Why is there always a crosswind ??? Today’s flight video. Dave doing the post flight paper work while Jason puts his feet up since no snags were found.
Citabria Update – September 18, 2017
Annual inspection day one, plus some minor repairs to the paint on the left wing. Fine sanded the area and covered it with UV protection prior to painting.