The results of not flying...

For example, I am a perfectionist about my logs. Everything gets
logged, no mattter how seemingly insignificant.

Gas? Air in the tires? A quart of oil?

I said I was a perfectionist, not crazy.

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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For example, I am a perfectionist about my logs. Everything gets
logged, no mattter how seemingly insignificant.

Gas? Air in the tires? A quart of oil?

I said I was a perfectionist, not crazy.

;-)

What's the difference? :~(

"Paul kgyy" wrote in message
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On the other hand, why would you need to? The plane's logbooks tell the
real
story. You have tach hours at annuals, oil changes, and other
maintenance. I
think that provides a better and more accurate view into the flying
history
of the plane.

If the airplane has a journey log, fine. But if all you have is hours
between annual, that's not very useful. A plane that's flown an hour
twice a month is a better bet than one that's flown 6 hours every 4
months.


Well you got me there. I was thinking of the difference between 20 hours a
year and 200 hours a year. It would take a little detective work to
determine the nature of flying as little as 24 hours a year. But I'm not
sure I would care what the answer was. I'm going to have the engine
inspected pretty closely before buying.

-------------------------------
Travis
Lake N3094P
PWK

"Matt Barrow" wrote:

Gas? Air in the tires? A quart of oil?

I said I was a perfectionist, not crazy.

;-)

What's the difference? :~(

Haw!

Good one, Barrow.


--
Dan

"Notice this rent in my garment; I am at a loss to explain its presence!
I am even more puzzled by the existence of the universe."

- Jack Vance: _The Eyes of the Overworld_

On Sun, 14 Oct 2007 07:53:28 -0500, Mike Spera
wrote:


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I've known numerous pilots that have rescued ramp queens that had been
sitting for years. Most of the engines "ran fine" soon after the
resurrection was complete. It was usually 50-100 hrs. down the road that the
corrosion damage to the cam got bad enough to be obvious.
.stuff snipped

I am wondering if it would be considered in bad taste to ask a
prospective seller to produce his/her personal logbook (or the books of
those flying the beast) in order to establish the plane's flying
history? You can check the plane's books to get a history of hours
between annuals.

You keep a log book?

The only thing I log is what is required for currency.
I just give the insurance company tac hours.
snip

Roger (K8RI)

"Roger (K8RI)" wrote:


You keep a log book?


I log every flight, even if it's just a lap around the bay to heat up the
oil.

I put a note of some kind about the flight ; who went along, etc. My logbook
is my flying diary, and it's fun to read back through it and remember who,
when and where.

--
Dan
T-182T at BFM

You keep a log book?

The only thing I log is what is required for currency.
I just give the insurance company tac hours.
snip


Is there a reg in the FARs that requires you to log flights? I thought
so. Maybe I missed something in training. I'll look it up. Anyone have
the specific regs that require this or suggest it is not required?

I wonder if the insurance company would ever ask you to "prove" you flew
those hours you recorded off the tach? Maybe after an accident...

Thanks for any info.
Mike

"Mike Spera" wrote in message
...


You keep a log book?

The only thing I log is what is required for currency.
I just give the insurance company tac hours.
snip


Is there a reg in the FARs that requires you to log flights? I thought so.
Maybe I missed something in training. I'll look it up. Anyone have the
specific regs that require this or suggest it is not required?

No requirement whatsoever. Only thing you need is proof of curency and
flight review. Scrap paper will do just fine. Student pilot is a different
story.


I wonder if the insurance company would ever ask you to "prove" you flew
those hours you recorded off the tach? Maybe after an accident...

Thanks for any info.
Mike

I put a note of some kind about the flight ; who went along, etc. My logbook
is my flying diary, and it's fun to read back through it and remember who,
when and where.

Me, too. I've got a line or two written for every flight I've ever
taken, all the way back to my first lesson.

It's become the narrative of my life, in many ways. Reading the old
log books is great fun, and brings back many wonderful (and sometimes
scary) memories...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

On Thu, 27 Sep 2007 06:49:13 -0700, Jay Honeck wrote:

the owner never
knew his engine was beating itself to death internally

Wouldn't the flaking metal appear either on the oil filter or in the oil
itself ("visible" via analysis)?

- Andrew