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Advanced Software testing and saving $48 on plugs

N402RH

Well Known Member
We are currently in the pre-Oshkosh rush to get everything shipped to the show and get the RV-10 ready for our annual trip to Wisconsin. After doing a compression check and bore scope last Sunday it became obvious that it was time to replace the lower spark plugs. I recently noticed that the FBO in Scappoose had plugs for only $26, when you have a 6 cylinder engine that is a savings of $48. Scappoose is a one hour drive at best or a 15 minute flight, it is times like these that it is really handy to have use of a spare airplane and software that needs to be flight tested.

Now that the Sportsman has a new panel with our latest equipment we can also use it for software testing.

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The shortest distance between Canby and Scappoose is flying right down the river through downtown Portland.
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Some really big golf balls on a ship
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After installing the new spark plugs I really needed to test them :cool:
Flying down the river again with the wing on the bottom
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Portland has a number of Dry Docks with interesting ships being worked on.
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I had not flown the RV-10 in the Columbia Gorge since installing the new Avidyne IFD-540 software with synthetic vision so we headed east before sunset.
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Following the line home
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Rob Hickman
Advanced Flight System Inc.
N402RH RV-10
 
Wow! Nice Sportsman!

Would not trade my -6A for it (different mission), but would love to have it as a second airplane (the panel is awesome!)

Ron
 
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