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Old 04-12-2020, 05:23 PM
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I just flew
my 12, called ATC and asked this exact question" OK to Fly" he said 100% yes, so I'm not taking anyone , but for sure flying...
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Old 04-12-2020, 05:33 PM
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Flying is health related...........................


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Old 04-12-2020, 05:42 PM
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Since I was laid off a couple weeks ago I?ve seen almost every sunrise and sunset from my plane.Snowing today, I can?t wait till tomorrow
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Old 04-12-2020, 08:47 PM
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Go fly; 4500 feet of social distancing gives you bragging rights....
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Old 04-12-2020, 09:34 PM
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My outside time consists of doing my annual in my hangar (nobody else there so great social experience,&#128541, flying my Cherokee solo on the weekend locally, a weekly trip for groceries and two days a week volunteering at a bird refuge taking care of parrots. Since I?m retired military I shop on base. The base CO won?t let you through the gate without a mask. Much more organized and disciplined world on base.
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Old 04-13-2020, 12:15 AM
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If airplane is not to be flown, and travel allows easy visit, I would hand turn prop once/week. Maybe do Rotax ?burp?. Ceramic cylinder walls, I would imagine, act more like hard chrome than mild steel as far as corrosion is concerned.

I fly from a grass runway in northern Ohio and my plane sits in hanger from early Nov until April waiting for runway to firm up in the spring. Hanger has condensation with changes in ambient temperature. I keep battery connected to Odyssey charger 24/7 all year long. I hand turn prop every couple of weeks. I schedule Annual Condition Inspection for March before re-start of ops?
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Old 04-18-2020, 07:11 AM
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Hi All, in New Zealand we are under Martial Law and are in a total lockdown. Travel is restricted to essential services. Our CAA has banned non essential aviation. We would lose our licence if we flew our planes. So we have been lockdown for nearly four weeks. Our CAA has just issued a notice that we can apply for a permit to do essential maintenance to our aircraft if we can supply documentation that it is required. I have tried a number of google searches to see what Rotax recommends in regard to air running their engines and haven?t been able to find something I can submit. For example I have been told that Lycoming engine manuals state they should be air run for one hour minimum each month. Can someone point me to some documentation I could use to apply foe a permit to fly the plane please?

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Old 04-18-2020, 08:07 AM
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Note to self: Scratch New Zealand off the list of possible retirement locations...

To the OP: you are part of the essential transportation infrastructure - you have a RESPONSIBILITY to maintain your craft and skills. Go fly.
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Old 04-18-2020, 09:17 AM
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Section 8.1 of the Operator's Manual addresses Engine Preservation.

Basically it says the cylinder walls won't corrode. The other suggestions are for "long out of service periods" to "protect the valve guides".

I have a 914 with over 1000 hours. I live in Michigan and based on a grass strip, so I normally don't fly from December until March or April. I always add Stabil to the fuel which is Mogas. My condition inspection is in Oct so the oil is pretty fresh. I disconnect the battery. In the Spring, I top up with fresh Mogas, connect the battery and go fly. This has been my procedure for over 10 years.

In Los Angeles I think you are fine with what you've done. When you get ready to fly, just burp it to check oil which will build some oil pressure prior to start. Then go fly

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