We’ve our TB-20 ‘unserviceable’ about 40 mins from our home airfield, with full-flaps stuck deployed, and engineers not available for a few days. CB’s checked, and no physical reason obvious.
Opinions vary 50-50 on whether to ferry her back, both from pilots and home-base engineers. My feeling is procedure not in the POH, insurance would be dubious, a go-around would be a serious challenge, and barge pole comes to mind.
Would appreciate other views.
Before departing Dresden yesterday I drained the fuel and it was clean.
Today I got a photo from the pilot that flew after me:
I flew through the rain for about 30 minutes.
The fuel system is supposed to be a closed system.
How can water get into the tanks?
Several of us have done a trip down to Laval today.
A nice airport and a nice town.
The interesting aspect is the GPS approach with no ATC, just AFIS, and using a remote US-style approach controller (Rennes).
However the controller does not “clear” you for the approach, because it is in Class G. They clear you to the IAF and you are required to hold there until previous traffic has either departed or landed. The resulting spacing is considerable, at up to 10 minutes.
I remember holds (any type NDB, VOR, GPS) were “only optional” in the IMCr syllabus & exam, tough I take them very lightly I did few on the sim and for real on top of So…
Then I lose airspace information. I want to be able to see all airspace and not having it cluttered.
Anyway, it’s a personal preference. We don’t have to agree.
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