New Workshop

I moved the aeroplane to a new workshop, where I can now fit the wings on, and then attach and shape the foam to the strakes, before completing the fibreglass repairs.

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Pre-Repair Inspection

My LAA inspector popped around earlier to take a look at the aeroplane, to make sure that the repairs so far have been done properly. This is the inspection before I begin the fibreglass repairs proper, as he needs to check that the area I’m repairing in is OK, and that I won’t be covering up any nasty surprises. In short, everything looks good, and I can begin my repairs.

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LAA Response (2024-02-13)

I previously sent this to the LAA:

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LAA Necessary Paperwork

Following some communication a while ago with the LAA, this is what I’ll need to provide/demonstrate at a minimum:

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Panel Design

My panel design is just about finished. I’m left-handed, and seeing as the Cozy is controlled via side-stick, and my ability to write right-handed is terrible, I decided to set the cockpit up with the pilot in the right seat. The G3X Touch has a reversionary mode, so I can put a toggle switch by the MFD to let it quickly change to PFD mode.

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Landing Light & Taxi Light

The Cozy has a manual landing light that drops out from the belly of the aircraft. The bulb had blown, so I started looking at LED alternatives. They’re more energy-efficient, and much, much brighter.

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Avionics: Transponder

Given the CAA Conspicuity Rebate, I decided to buy the transponder early (very early!) as it’ll save £250 on the purchase price.

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Engine Inspection

Sam at Croft Farm carried out an inspection of my Lycoming O-360-A3A engine. It… definitely needs some work, but based on a call with him, it’s reasonable for an engine of its age that hasn’t flown in so long.

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Aeroplane moved to Croft Farm

The aircraft was moved from Gloucestershire Airport to Defford/Croft Farm. Given Covid, it’ll undergo some bodywork - really just getting the aircraft into primer. This will be a very slow process for a while, as the guy carrying out this work for me is also busy with various other tasks.

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Avionics: Nose Lift

Purchased a Wilhelmson EZ Noselift. This will replace the seized-up manual (crank) nose lift. Given that the riskiest phases of flight are take-off and landing, being able to flick a switch, as opposed to leaning forward and spending many many seconds cranking the nose gear of an aircraft that’s just taken off, watching climb speed, climb rate, etc.

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New Registration

G-OGJS is becoming G-RETH. CAA paperwork submitted.

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Bought a Plane!

The advert:

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