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<... Since I move to North Carolina, and the plane is 5 hours away in 
South Carolina, it will take more than a couple of trips to get the 
hours in ...>

Can't you get some sort of ferry permit to fly the plane up to Harnett 
Co or Smithfield and get a new box there to finish off your hours?

<... 1600 RPM idle would also add to landing distance quite a bit ...>

It adds a LOT!!  It's a hell of a lot more important in that regard than it appears.  Could really bite you hard on a long fast landing or particularly on a rejected takeoff.

There's folks found that off the hard way ... Jim S.


Steve Brooks wrote:

>I made a short flight yesterday, after reinstalling the reduction drive.  I
>had made several short runs, and a longer taxi and high speed taxi to rotate
>speed.  All checked out OK, so I decided to make a short flight.
>
>The weather was starting to deteriorate, though it had been good all day.
>The temperature was 72 degrees, and there was a 70 degree crosswind at 10-12
>knots.
>
>I only did one circuit around the pattern, because for one, I wanted to make
>sure that everything was still OK, and second, I only had about 12 gallons
>of fuel in the main tank, so I didn't want to get too carried away (I'm a
>real chicken about low fuel).
>
>The engine ran fine, the temperatures were good, and the flight was pretty
>uneventful, though I see that I need to work on crosswind landings some more
>in the Cozy.  With the temperature problem resolved, it looks like I'll be
>able to start flying more hours.  Since I move to North Carolina, and the
>plane is 5 hours away in South Carolina, it will take more than a couple of
>trips to get the hours in.  Luckily we have several friends in the area to
>visit.
>
>Steve Brooks
>Cozy MKIV N75CZ
>Turbo Rotary
>  
>