NW_Pilot
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Just got back off my worst ferry flight Yet! Yea, an estimated 3 day trip took 11 day's!
Day 1 Leave PDX to Louisville get to the airplane start the pre flight I notice fuel tanks are bone dry??? Seller said he drained the fuel & put it in his helicopter an R22. We tow the airplane & fuel it up! I Start Overlooking This 1960 Cessna 210 log books & head back to the motel start reviewing the books in more detail I notice that the annual inspections for the last 5 years the only thing that was replaced was a fuel batter???? I also notice that the ELT battery is also expired?
Day 2, Meet seller at a cafe and have breakfast I talk with the seller tell him about the ELT. We go to the airport they find a battery that expired in December and install it & test it. Pre flight went good! I hopped in to this bird went to start it no go just a click the local mechanic was there came out with jumper cables, we start it up but I notice I still have no power nor is it charging?? I shut it down the mechanic dropped the gear door’s & said there was a bad connection or something? I fired it back up every thing checked out ect.
I go do the run up the engine & hydraulic flaps seems to be ok radios seem a little flaky. I taxi out and take off I stay with in glide distance of the runway cycle the gear & test gear warning systems all seems ok.
My first stop is in KLSE I drop the Gear? Waiting for the light Ummm no light and radios blink off and then back on I get a down & locked light I turn final & land.
Fuel Up and off to KFAR this is where the fun begins I tune in to the twin citys I here aircraft calling broken & unreadable, I get a bit closer still broken & unreadable on both radios has me a bit confused. I here aircraft calling maintain VFR altitude at or above 8,500 while over class B squawk XXXX, About 10 miles out they finally can here me told me to cleared in to class B if I wanted lower & if I went lower than 8,500 to fly heading XXX. I kept my present heading & altitude. I get to KFAR Upon landing there was no right break. I taxi to parking call the owner & tell him I am unable to carry on for the evening gave him the maintenance phone # to have the break fixed.
Day 3, maintenance calls up says they cannot get it in the shop untill late that afternoon I look at the weather not good a system is moving in along my route & the way the radios were acting up I decided to X this plane from any IFR flight.
Day, 4 On ground due to low ceilings and poor visibility.
Day 5, Weather looking good go out to the airport they fuel the plane clean it windshield ect. I preflight all looks good hop in crank it over it pops off then shuts down, I go for it again all I here is click, click, click, I am thinking low battery! Its about 34 degrees out!
I hop out walk over to the jet center to have them bring their jump truck out. The line guy & I were talking while a 310 taxied by I said smells like that guy is burning. We get up to the 210 he is asking me how this older model 210 fly’s. We here the gyros start spooling up I am baffled I open the door get a nice cloud of smoke??? I check the master it’s off! Next thing I here is the line guy saying flames are coming from the left gear door! Well I immediately open the baggage door I ask for a wrench & disconnect the battery. The line guy runs to get a fire extinguisher. He returns & I put the fire out! I Have a Photo Line Guy Took!
Line services call the on call mechanic they tow this bird in t the shop & remove the battery & start taking it apart for diagnostics. What was found Bad Contact Switch burnt Up!!!! Old Wiring!!! And Bad Connection’s caused a large draw in amperage causing electrical failure/short. They did not stock the parts had to order on Monday.
Day 6, 7, 8, 9, On the ground! Get a call on day 7 that I would be there till Wednesday evening as they had to rewire the entire airplane to its bus bar’s to make it airworthy. Get a call late afternoon on day 9 Wednesday airplane is ready to go.
Day 10, Thursday I once again go to the airport pre flight every thing seems ok. I hop in start it up man it the starter turn the prop wow I was impressed. I did a radio check Fargo tower said I was loud & clear seam’s the radios were getting plenty of power now.
I departed to my destination, CYMM
What a world of difference in that electrical system.
Landed in Regina, SK, CANADA to clear customs had an a-hole inspector nice 3 hour delay!
I Fuelled up and this was my way last leg of this trip. Now that the radios & everything seems to be working ok I decided it was with in my comfort lever for night flight. I departed & about 4 hours later was in communication with CYMM Tower winds 260, 28 cleared to land on 25. I come in nice & soft I feel a hard left pull on landing??? I was like now what I am thinking maybe the left break was stuck I test it nope its working. I taxi off the runway I opened my door shine the flash light at the wheel no shi* tire was flat!
I called tower/ground to see if there was service available as I had a flat tire but FBO’s tug was out of service figures! So I taxi to the FBO inspect the tire what do I find looked like a piece of safety wire must have picked it up in Regina.
I called the owner told him I had arrived he was surprised I made it there so fast he figured I would have shut down for the night in Regina.
I told him to bring an air bottle to put some air in a flat tire he brings a can of fix a flat hehehehe. He airs up the tire we taxi it to parking & go out to eat, book me a flight home, I get a motel room for the night.
Wow what a ride that was! That 210 seemed to have an excellent engine. But really needed avionics & instrument work!!!!![FONT="] I just hope the seller takes better care & maintains his helicopter better than he did his airplane
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Day 11, We settle up & I head for home
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Was an intresting & long mission! Wow I am glad that one is over!:nuts:
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Just got back off my worst ferry flight Yet! Yea, an estimated 3 day trip took 11 day's!
Day 1 Leave PDX to Louisville get to the airplane start the pre flight I notice fuel tanks are bone dry??? Seller said he drained the fuel & put it in his helicopter an R22. We tow the airplane & fuel it up! I Start Overlooking This 1960 Cessna 210 log books & head back to the motel start reviewing the books in more detail I notice that the annual inspections for the last 5 years the only thing that was replaced was a fuel batter???? I also notice that the ELT battery is also expired?
Day 2, Meet seller at a cafe and have breakfast I talk with the seller tell him about the ELT. We go to the airport they find a battery that expired in December and install it & test it. Pre flight went good! I hopped in to this bird went to start it no go just a click the local mechanic was there came out with jumper cables, we start it up but I notice I still have no power nor is it charging?? I shut it down the mechanic dropped the gear door’s & said there was a bad connection or something? I fired it back up every thing checked out ect.
I go do the run up the engine & hydraulic flaps seems to be ok radios seem a little flaky. I taxi out and take off I stay with in glide distance of the runway cycle the gear & test gear warning systems all seems ok.
My first stop is in KLSE I drop the Gear? Waiting for the light Ummm no light and radios blink off and then back on I get a down & locked light I turn final & land.
Fuel Up and off to KFAR this is where the fun begins I tune in to the twin citys I here aircraft calling broken & unreadable, I get a bit closer still broken & unreadable on both radios has me a bit confused. I here aircraft calling maintain VFR altitude at or above 8,500 while over class B squawk XXXX, About 10 miles out they finally can here me told me to cleared in to class B if I wanted lower & if I went lower than 8,500 to fly heading XXX. I kept my present heading & altitude. I get to KFAR Upon landing there was no right break. I taxi to parking call the owner & tell him I am unable to carry on for the evening gave him the maintenance phone # to have the break fixed.
Day 3, maintenance calls up says they cannot get it in the shop untill late that afternoon I look at the weather not good a system is moving in along my route & the way the radios were acting up I decided to X this plane from any IFR flight.
Day, 4 On ground due to low ceilings and poor visibility.
Day 5, Weather looking good go out to the airport they fuel the plane clean it windshield ect. I preflight all looks good hop in crank it over it pops off then shuts down, I go for it again all I here is click, click, click, I am thinking low battery! Its about 34 degrees out!
I hop out walk over to the jet center to have them bring their jump truck out. The line guy & I were talking while a 310 taxied by I said smells like that guy is burning. We get up to the 210 he is asking me how this older model 210 fly’s. We here the gyros start spooling up I am baffled I open the door get a nice cloud of smoke??? I check the master it’s off! Next thing I here is the line guy saying flames are coming from the left gear door! Well I immediately open the baggage door I ask for a wrench & disconnect the battery. The line guy runs to get a fire extinguisher. He returns & I put the fire out! I Have a Photo Line Guy Took!
Line services call the on call mechanic they tow this bird in t the shop & remove the battery & start taking it apart for diagnostics. What was found Bad Contact Switch burnt Up!!!! Old Wiring!!! And Bad Connection’s caused a large draw in amperage causing electrical failure/short. They did not stock the parts had to order on Monday.
Day 6, 7, 8, 9, On the ground! Get a call on day 7 that I would be there till Wednesday evening as they had to rewire the entire airplane to its bus bar’s to make it airworthy. Get a call late afternoon on day 9 Wednesday airplane is ready to go.
Day 10, Thursday I once again go to the airport pre flight every thing seems ok. I hop in start it up man it the starter turn the prop wow I was impressed. I did a radio check Fargo tower said I was loud & clear seam’s the radios were getting plenty of power now.
I departed to my destination, CYMM
What a world of difference in that electrical system.
Landed in Regina, SK, CANADA to clear customs had an a-hole inspector nice 3 hour delay!
I Fuelled up and this was my way last leg of this trip. Now that the radios & everything seems to be working ok I decided it was with in my comfort lever for night flight. I departed & about 4 hours later was in communication with CYMM Tower winds 260, 28 cleared to land on 25. I come in nice & soft I feel a hard left pull on landing??? I was like now what I am thinking maybe the left break was stuck I test it nope its working. I taxi off the runway I opened my door shine the flash light at the wheel no shi* tire was flat!
I called tower/ground to see if there was service available as I had a flat tire but FBO’s tug was out of service figures! So I taxi to the FBO inspect the tire what do I find looked like a piece of safety wire must have picked it up in Regina.
I called the owner told him I had arrived he was surprised I made it there so fast he figured I would have shut down for the night in Regina.
I told him to bring an air bottle to put some air in a flat tire he brings a can of fix a flat hehehehe. He airs up the tire we taxi it to parking & go out to eat, book me a flight home, I get a motel room for the night.
Wow what a ride that was! That 210 seemed to have an excellent engine. But really needed avionics & instrument work!!!!![FONT="] I just hope the seller takes better care & maintains his helicopter better than he did his airplane
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Day 11, We settle up & I head for home
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Was an intresting & long mission! Wow I am glad that one is over!:nuts:
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