Flying the GlaStar back from Annual (condition) Inspection
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- Опубликовано: 7 июл 2021
- Hiiiii! Long time no video.
Earlier this month I flew Woodstock to KBJC where I had access to tools and a willing mechanic to watch over my work to complete the Annual Inspection, (called a condition inspection for the Experimental world.) Woody got a 500-hour mag inspection with new points, all new spark plugs, new brake pads, rebuilt brake cylinder, all controls inspected and lubed, tailwheel bolts re-torqued---all that n' a bag of chips. It took me about 3 full days (6 part-time) to do everything!
On this particular morning, I got in a rush to get in the air before it got hotter outside. (I got up at 4am to beat the heat, so excuse the messy appearance, too.) When I put the cowling back on, the piano hinge was misaligned. You can see it peeping out of the cowling shortly after takeoff. 😬 It can be a tricky bugger sometimes. (And don't let the piano hinge know you're in a hurry. It can smell your fear.) Fixed it as soon as I got back.
Woody's CHT gasket probe has been disconnected since I've had him, and after reconnecting I found it to be reading very high. So now he is getting a new CHT gauge and a new 4-probe bayonet-style system see if I was getting an erroneous reading and troubleshoot as necessary, so stay tuned for that too~ Anyway, enjoy this quick flight!
Diggin' that polished aluminum wing with the reflections.
Hope to see more video's soon
That plane looks great Amy! Very nice polish job.
Dude your channel has taken off, great job!👍👍🛫
The rotating camera under the plane is super cool!
Kind of like the ball turret gunners view :-)
Looking good.
Good to see you back up in the air with Woodstock. 👍
This, this kind of flying I enjoy the most. the DA had me a tad concerned. Yes, piano hinge pins automatically know what kind of day you are about to have. Two Zero Mike could have said you were in sight. geeze. Love your little airplane. That belly cam is badass. Thanks for the ride. and greetings from Louisiana.
Your flight videos are awesome!!! Keep flying and fly safe!!!!
FANTASTIC YOUNG LADY. MAY YOU ALWAYS BE SAFE WITH GOOD LUCK!!!!
Always great to see your videos. Love your airplane. But please talk to us a little bit about what you're thinking. You're great at narration and you have a really cool screen presence.
Great to see ya back! 👍👍😎😎😎
Gremlins in the plane after an annual! It never fails.
Great stuff. Great plane. Looks so fun.
We need more videos, they are awesome.
Thanks for the video Amy! We've missed you! 😊
My Sling goes in for its annual next week. Great seeing you back up flying.
Thanks! And best of luck with your annual!
Your plane is beautiful. We need more videos of it and it’s beautiful pilot!
Glad to see you back, safe flying Amy.
Great video again. Awesome viewing possibilities from the 360 under the belly too! Great invention those camera's. Onscreen you said yuck about the wind when landing but that landing looked so greasy and easy :)
Thanks for the posts, the glasair is on my shortlist now!
G,day Amy from Sydney Australia.
Yes- I too am glad you have decided to 'swing the prop' on your RUclips channel, once again....
I hope you are researching and writing for your columnist job with the aviation magazine.
Best wishes
💅
Enjoyed this video very much, lets have more.
Nice
welcome back Amy!
THIS IS GORGEOUS!!
Good morning from Minnesota!! Plane is looking great!! And love the 360 camera.
KBJC- my old stomping ground, but 29R/L when I was there learning to fly. They changed the name, too! Your video is making me homesick...
I live under the pattern and still call it JeffCo.
Got my ppl at metro years ago! Great to see Woodstock! Keep the videos going!
Hello Amy. Great to see you back in the air.
Possible Topic for you: Pilot permissible maintenance ?
I really do admire you jumping in and working on your equipment.
There are many, many videos on YT that bemoan the HIGH COST of parts & labour on aircraft.
Can you expound on what is and is NOT permissible for the owner to maintain? Is it DIFFERENT for Experimentals ?
Many thanks.
Nice...Nice to see you flying and posting again 🙂
Hey ex-neighbor hope woodstock is feeling better after his check up take care of him and he will take care of you hope you have got settled in , enjoyed the video.....
Hey Mr. James! Yep, Woodstock is doing great. Always demanding more of my attention of course, but doing good. :)
I have to admit that I like Woodstock in the tricycle configuration a lot more than as a tail dragger.
Well you’re weird. Lol
Perfect landing. Welcome back.
Love the camera angles, great video.
Are you coming back? I miss your videos! 😊
glad to see you're getting some hours in Woodstock! are you using Foreflight on your tablet? had the cowling off of my RV6 (voltage regulator died) and yes, those piano hinge cowl retainers can be fussy! (they can smell fear LMAO)
Yep! Foreflight is the best!
🙂
Nice 3 point landing. That is an awesome job with the annual. Fly safe!
Thanks!
Did you move to colorado?
Hi Amy, What nav software to you use ? It looks like you have it on an Ipad as well, any good? I have been using android since forever :)
. Great video as per usual :)
Hi Paul. I have been using Foreflight for 9 years and it is worth every penny!
Good to see you back!
Did you mount a 360 cam on the tail?
Yep! That's the GoPro Max.
That departure airport was super busy with a very density altitude. What type of climb rate were you getting after takeoff?
Busy and high DA (and usually high winds)--that's KBJC 101. I saw about 400fpm in a cruise climb of 90kts.
Hi - new sub here! Like your channel and Glastar.
Would you detail your audio recording setup please? Your inflight commentary and avionics audio are crystal clear - impressive.
I'm getting ready to spoil myself with some much needed upgrades to include Bose headsets, ADS-B in...ForeFlight (recommend Sentry or Stratus, or?), and an iPad (what size do you use?). This is for my 1978 Citabria 7ECA. Any thoughts/advice would be greatly appreciated?
Looking foreword to more videos!
Hi! I have a pretty simplistic method for recording: A digital voice recorder with a small lapel microphone under the headset earcup. I can recommend the Stratus. I have the permanently mounted In-Out ADS-B in the GlaStar, and still have a portable when flying other planes. I use an iPad mini and find it's the perfect size for the cockpit!
@@amywhite375 Thanks for the quick reply. In the video, you had issues with the Stratus disconnecting. Did you figure this out?
Additionally, did you get the uAvionix issue resolved? I've been looking at these same products and am curious to know if the products and customer service are meeting your expectations and if they're taking care of you.
Very much appreciated - happy flying!
@@wheelspin1000 The Stratus needed a hard reset and it has worked fine after that! The uAvionix people are....trying. They are thankfully continuing to push out updates to try to correct the problems in their instruments. I just wish there weren't any problems to begin with. I cannot complain with their customer service though. They usually get back to me same day. They're currently working on the release of hardware + software with an internal magnetometer which should hopefully help the (currently less-than-accurate) accuracy of both the DG and AI.
Diamondstar?! I hope he misspoke and isn't that ignorant to aircraft types.
He definitely misspoke.
Amy hi. Just a extremely personal question. What happened to Woodstock. He is noticeably missing from your dash. Sure hope it wasnt covid.
Regards from South Africa
He's riding in the back now. Less distraction.
You mentioned replacing that pito tube. Did you happen to do that or is it still in the works?
Still in the works.
Was that planned that the boyfriend is color coordinated with Woodstock?
More often than not, he'll wear yellow if we're flying Woodstock! Lol
@@amywhite375 LOL. I do the same. I have a very yellow Cherokee that we call the Bumble Bee.
Did I really just hear a guy using vocal fry?
So good to see you post! Welcome back!!!