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Yep, thats the exact letter I am using for guidance. I guess my biggest question is about the comment my A&P made - can I get the temps up on the ground? And if not am I better off just "spinning it up" as much as I can and calling it good. (I.e. running it and not getting up to temp may be...

My acrosport II biplane will be in storage/restoration for at least 9 months. With luck I hope to have it flying by next fall. It was flying frequently (at least monthly) up until 8/2017. It has not run since. Gas is drained, current oil (Shell 20/50) has ~25hrs on it. I plan to follow the...

Sorry, yep I meant ELT battery. I proof read this once but I missed that ... Corrected... As for the on course thing, I had been cleared to take off, fly runway heading. So yeah it was my screw up. I feel like reading this, that it sounds way worse than it was. He was thourough but very fair...

Bathroom break, then lets go preflight. Phew passed phase I. - EAT and DRINK here. I ate a couple powerbars and drank some water. Its amazingly easy to forget to eat and drink. - Out to the plane, pulled the checklist and treated him like a 1st time passenger. Walked around and...

OK, The actual check-ride: - Woke up at 5am. Got latest weather, no major changes. Recalculated all winds and the whole navlog based on newest winds aloft. Re-ran the online navlogs. Filled out the flight plan (not submitted) and added to the binder. Ate breakfast. Gathered everything...

A bunch of people asked, so I did a full writeup for my checkride. Starting with prep a month before all the way through to the end. Hope this is able to help others. I know I was pretty nervous leading up to this time, and some advice/writeups/etc. I had access to really helped me. Private...

From one recent Punchee to another: Congrats!!!!

Thanks for all the great ideas (and for the congratulations)! I had the hour scheduled today - had hoped to take my 22 year old son for a ride, but he had to work. So I just flew up to the usual airport and decided to do some crosswind landings. Probably a good thing I didn't take him today, it...

OK, I passed that check ride last week. Awesome! I burned up so much comp time and favors at work to get there though that I had to work the rest of last week. Great flying weather in the NE, but I was sitting at work. Now I have some time again, and have a lesson, er, i mean rental scheduled...

It was flying back in August. Probably has not run since. I plan to pickle the engine asap. Thats not safety wire, its a scratch in the black paint. Just looks funny cause the camera wiggled when I took that shot. Better pics coming after I get some more of the panels off.

I recently acquired the biplane my grandfather scratch built back in th 1980-1990 timeframe. It was flying as recently as this fall, but is now disassembled (wings, etc) and needs some work. I have a similar thread over on biplaneforum.com as well, but since I've been on here longer and we...

Hmm. Maybe that's why they still require the liability portion. Didn't think of that...

Its a private airport, and they don't require anything (nor do they cover any of my stuff under any of theirs). I did just come across builders insurance, going to check that out and see if this would qualify. Not in motion coverage is what I was quoted - and it requires the "liability" portion...

Hi all, I'm finally in possession of my biplane. This plane was my grandfathers (Built by him in the 80's) and although its not in bad shape, it needs enough work that it will definitely not be flying until probably late next summer at the earliest. I have it in a hangar at a local small...

Yeah, I really should :) I have to say, under the hood (especially the "good hood" not foggles) was pretty intense. Its amazing how much you wind up "fighting youself" compared to the same exact conditions with the hood off. Next for me is tailwheel - As soon as the cub up at KFZY is back from...

Well, I passed! Just got back home a little bit ago. Long day... Up at 5am, finished weather briefing and planning, off to KSYR. Then flew solo too KRME to meet the DPE. Great guy, very fair. Long oral, did well. Then off to the ride, had some difficulty on a couple Landings, and did one go...

@Travis P Congrats! You mention upstate NY - who/where are you training with? As for me - Signed off today for the check ride (next Tuesday). IACRA submitted and all official. Whew. Flew another 2.1 doing practice out at KRME and nearby, as well as 0.5 under the hood. I think I'm ready if I can...

Went up last week again, 1.5h, all simulated check ride. Did well on everything (a little screwup on a steep turn, but it was within spec). Did a couple power-out over terrain emergencies, and successfully picked a field and would have easily landed it. I've improved a lot in field selection and...

Based on everything in the media so far, including interviews with people he knew, his brother, etc. It really seems like he was fine and went off his rocker completely. I have to wonder if this is similar to the guy "the Texas tower shooter" who it later turned out had a brain tumor...

Once I get it, I will be storing my disassembled non-flying biplane for probably the better part of a year before it's (and I am) ready to fly. I asked for a quote from my current insurer (non-owned, renters/student insurance) and they require liability on it. Which is far, far more than then...