I was up at 6:30 this morning, out to the airport by 7:45 am, did a Conquest check flight, did some ground. Did a Cheyenne check flight, did some ground. Did a lot of ground. Took the Aerostar and three folks over to Marion, did a Meridian checkout. Took the Aerostar back to Kokomo, put everything away, went to dinner with Steve, Morgan and Cameron at Half Moon. Our instructor, Mark, was too tired to go to dinner with us. I wore his butt out. But I was doing all the work, so I wore my own butt out too.
The Meridian was a stretch for both of us. Had trouble starting it, and ended up with a fireball out the right exhaust stack. Morgan and Cameron in the back were like :O Also the throttle is super, super sensitive, you barely move it and get a big reaction. I've never seen anything like it. A small movement back and you basically pull all power out. Small movement forward and you over-torque it. It's really tricky, I've never had such a hard time managing power properly on an airplane. But otherwise it seems easy enough.
Tomorrow up early to go out while he starts working with Cameron, and Morgan and I ride in the back.
Morgan took these first several from the back of the Meridian
I took the rest. Kokomo at sunrise. When I got there. Early
Ethan and Mark in the Conquest
Mark flying the Aerostar
Gumby taxiing in
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