Back in the saddle . . .

[Americana_D]

After being down for 2.5 months, I was able to put the 114 back into service on the mission I bought it for, to wit, transporting my daughter back and forth to her school in Rabun Gap, GA. I convert a 9 hour drive (one way) into a 2:20 flight. Launched for home at 6:00 PM from Toccoa and selected 5000 feet for its forecast 27 knot tailwinds. OAT was initially all of 10 degrees F. I saw a groundspeed of 180 kts for quite a while (my 114 makes only 147 true on its own). Nature gave me a Super Commander that night.

I did discover another glitch from the annual: Use of the strobes cause my "Beacon/Strobe" switch to flip like a circuit breaker (this after my mechanic "fixed" the tail strobe which was out).

Regardless, the joy of 114 ownership is back.

 

[VGIAMPA]

Re: Back in the saddle . . .

Aside from the strobes, sounds like "life is good"

 

[DKrueger]

Re: Back in the saddle . . .

Dave,

Stick with it, the little bugs will get taken care of and the joy of Commander ownership will take over. I'd go LED before replacing anything from 76'.

 

[proppilot]

Re: Back in the saddle . . .

David, I am with Dan. After the first year of ownership and the horrible fuel leaks and such that we had I really questioned the decision and choice ( meaning THIS aircraft vs a Commander which was the ONLY choice ) and two plus years later it is fulfilling the mission every time.

My mission is/was similar to yours. I used it for daughter/college transport until she graduated but turned a hour twenty drive into a 20 minute flight. The real mission is turning the 10 hour drive to Lancaster, PA into a 2 H flight.....

Stick with it. You are learning about your aircraft throughout this process and this is of huge value.

I am not positive but believe some of the switches are breaker/switches so in effect the breaker is tripping.

You're close !