Ready to go?

Hmmm… I’m not sure, I’m thinking about it. We’ve had some great flying days recently while I’ve been distracted by other things, mainly to do with my house-build. Tomorrow will be yet another with more light winds of around 4-6 kmh and an afternoon temperature of 19 degrees C.

This afternoon I pulled my Savannah out and gave it a good wash as it was again covered with dust and bird poo. I really regret not having had the time before I moved to make covers for it. I bought the material and securing straps but now I’m out of my old house and in the caravan there just isn’t the space to work with my sewing machine.

Here are a few shots that I took after I’d pushed F-JHHP back into the front of the barn.

So why will I probably not take it flying tomorrow? Well, after replacing the old, wrong brake fluid the brakes are still not very effective. OK, they’re probably no worse than they were before but there’s an old English saying that we refer to as sod’s law.

In this case, all the while that I didn’t know that there was a problem with the brakes, I flew the aircraft and nothing untoward happened. However, now that I know there’s a fault and they’re not working as they should, that’s when the problem will come back to bite me.

So I probably won’t fly tomorrow even though I’d more than likely get away with it. I’ve ordered a new set of brake pads and they’ll arrive next week and it shouldn’t take too long to fit them. So I’ll be patient until then and maybe busy myself with some other things on the aircraft if I find myself at a loose end. And when its brakes are working as they should, as hopefully they will be, I’ll feel much more comfortable when I do get F-JHHP back in the air.