John,
Good news on getting back in the air.  How is the
turbo performing ??

I've got a problem with my reduction drive, so not
fling right now.  I was going to orlando on vacation
anyways, so i'm dropping it off to Tracy on the way
down.  I had an oil leak at the input shaft, and when
I removed the drive to replace the seal, i found that
the thrust bearing had disentegrated.  I'm not sure if
it was something I did wrong, or if the bearing was
defective, or something.  

Steve Brooks

 

> By contrast, I hit the grand total of 8.6 hours this
> morning.
> It's not much, but it sure feels good after being
> grounded for 4 months.
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