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First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:14 pm
by iflyoffgrass
What would the proper request from the tower at cybw be if I wanted to stay close to the field but not do touch and goes. Some say I should work engine fairly hard for an hour. Any sugestions ?
Re: First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:29 pm
by photofly
Telephone the tower ahead of time to explain and ask what they suggest?
Re: First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2012 9:43 pm
by ahramin
iflyoffgrass wrote:Some say I should work engine fairly hard for an hour. Any sugestions ?
Some say? I hope you aren't planning on breaking in your engine on the basis of "some say". If it's a Lycoming, check out the first section of this pdf:
http://www.lycoming.textron.com/support ... ations.pdf
Continental has similar information if you ask them for it.
As for staying close to the field, if you really want to do that (but why?) just call them up and ask them for somewhere you can do racetracks where you won't be in the way.
Re: First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 12:57 pm
by NJ
Definitely call the tower. No answer here would take into account weather/traffic/other issues that will arise at the time of flight.
Re: First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 5:44 pm
by burly
Just tell the tower or terminal that you are breaking in a new engine and you need to stay xx miles from the airport. We deal with it quite a bit. Never an issue on our side.
KR
YYC Terminal
Re: First flight after engine overhaul in class c
Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:07 pm
by iflyoffgrass
I will indeed call CYBW tower before the flight. Thanks for your comment
burly !
EL