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Cowl Painting

With the new engine, came a new (to us) cowl, which didn’t match. A few club & family members got together last week to prep and paint the cowl stripes. T-1 days we cleaned up the hangar and blew out the dust, and on Day 0, we started masking the stripes and protected the rest …

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Posted byaskulte3October 25, 2022October 25, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on Cowl Painting

CVF at the Simsbury Fly-in

Two Connecticut Valley Flyers members made the quick 6 minute flight from KHFD (Hartford Brainard Airport) to 4B9 (Simsbury Airport) in the club Cessna 172 to show off the airplane at the Simsbury Fly In. Great day enjoying aviation!

Posted byaskulte3September 25, 2022October 25, 2022Posted inUncategorizedLeave a comment on CVF at the Simsbury Fly-in

New Engine!

After a long, uneventful life, great compression, and perfect oil analysis, we decided it was time to overhaul our Lycoming O-360 engine. This time, we went with the Penn Yan Aero SuperHawk conversion! No more constant speed prop and 40° flaps, but we did gain another 200 lbs of gross weight (with the 2500 lb …

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Posted byaskulte3November 20, 2020November 20, 2020Posted inUncategorized2 Comments on New Engine!

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