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Ramblings about flying for fun and profit


McCauley

  • Back in the Air Again

    A couple of articles ago I mentioned that I was out of the air for a while because my prop was leaking fluid that should have been contained in the hub – red-dyed lubricating oil. The saga is now complete and I  thought you might like to hear how it all played out… When I…

  • Not Flying for a While

    Last weekend I took my longest straight-line flight to date with the Swift I now own. I logged roughly 1.5 hours each way and got to know the plane a little better. It definitely makes different sounds than my previous Swift. That is a function of the larger engine (Continental O-300 then vs. Continental IO-360…