Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Slow News Day

I wanted to let everyone know I was still alive. I apologize for not starting on the dual plug demonstration but I have been very busy at work to support my habit. A trip out of the country, the condition inspection on my plane and flying has also consumed many hours.
 Several people are working on their own fat fin heads and I want to share some pictures. Dane Smith, M.D. from down in South Carolina was kind enough to send some pictures and talk about his progress. It looks like he has a good start.
He took his heads to a professional welder and had them tigged, the price sounded good to me all things considered. I won't say how much here, it is not my place but I think those who are wanting this mod  could get it done for less than you think. Time to shop around. As soon as he knows how much it helped I'll let everone know. In the mean time enjoy some more pictures.    



I also want to let everyone know the condition inspection went very well. I inspected the cylinders, combustion chambers and valves with a borescope and run a compression test. The engine checked out fine.  I have not been able to fly as much as I would like due to work and weather conditions but the hobbs meter is ticking off the time.
 One last thing, it appears Kitplanes may do a follow up article, look for it in the near future.