Left for my cross continent adventure this morning, had planned a 4 leg day from Red Deer, Alberta to Merrill, WI. My second leg was to be from Swift Current, SK to Minot, ND to clear customs. That turned into a diversion to Estevan, SK after I was forced too low for ATC contact by a few lines of scattered CU. I couldn?t get the required squawk code and ATC control needed to enter US airspace. Kind of glad I didn?t make it to Minot as the wind was 35G45 splitting the runways at my planned arrival time - well beyond my comfort level.
Upon arriving in Estevan, I was followed by a bunch of ugly weather and my intended destination was on the other side of more nasty storms. That put an end to my day. The large pool of brake fluid by my right wheel may have put an end to my trip. I had intermittent loss of brakes on that side a couple of times earlier today (no problem in Estevan, plenty of right brake). I?ve had small leaks a few times on that side that appear to have no origin. The fitting looks good and most of the time the brakes work well. Anyone run into this? Could a poor flare in the brake line give such intermittent results?
At this point I?m planning to return home. If there?s someone in my general area that could help with a fix in the next day or two, I?d consider flying in to see you. Long shot, and I?m not sure the weather is going to cooperate enough for me to get to the East Coast (Prince Edward Island) anyway.
Upon arriving in Estevan, I was followed by a bunch of ugly weather and my intended destination was on the other side of more nasty storms. That put an end to my day. The large pool of brake fluid by my right wheel may have put an end to my trip. I had intermittent loss of brakes on that side a couple of times earlier today (no problem in Estevan, plenty of right brake). I?ve had small leaks a few times on that side that appear to have no origin. The fitting looks good and most of the time the brakes work well. Anyone run into this? Could a poor flare in the brake line give such intermittent results?
At this point I?m planning to return home. If there?s someone in my general area that could help with a fix in the next day or two, I?d consider flying in to see you. Long shot, and I?m not sure the weather is going to cooperate enough for me to get to the East Coast (Prince Edward Island) anyway.