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Thursday 1 March 2012

Started on first try

From too cold to full spring in a few weeks. Never had the time to get the skis on the plane…
Not a cloud in the sky today, light winds and 19 degrees (C), just irresistible. This was my first flight since November and was curious to see if Victor would wake up easily from the long hibernation…
Filled the tank with new fresh fuel, 2% mixture. I drained the excessive oil from the cylinders (where does all this oil come from?), swung the prop for 30 seconds to get fuel in the carburetors. Contact, ignition, wroooom. Started right away, like if I had been flying the same morning. That was nice.
Visited a nearby field and got 1h15 in the air. No performance measures, just getting back in the air, enjoying some pure pleasure…