Flight #3 Plan:
Continue full power break-in. Plan to fly boundaries of box. Total distance 190 NM. Plan to refuel in Lumberton. Observe CHTs.
Flight #3 Summary
Grounded today due to fog rolling in around 11am so worked on squawk list. Oil volume 7.5 qts.
Squawks:
- Drained left tanks and removed 9 gal. Removed drain valve. Problem was over-torquing. Reinstalled and tighten to just before binding obtained. Fuel gauge read 0 when empty and 9 when recharged.
- Identified bad ELT remote battery. Purchased new one at Ace and replaced. ELT test successfully.
- Fixed stall warning switch by moving one wire to common.
- Sanded headset holder and fuselage, applied new tape and installed.
Other:
- Paired iPad with G3X. Live data download activated. Successfully uploaded flight plans to GTN.
- Started installing new glare shield that arrived today.
- Updated G3X software and all databases in G3X and GTN.