Sucker born every minute - stepping up to an old turbine.

He did test for leaks and we fixed all the leaks around the windows, pedals, columns etc. But the main suspect is the wing roots and the floor. Once I get the interior out and redone, I’ll tackle that. He’s waiting on a new ultrasonic instrument that can detect leaks much more accurately.

Did air work today with instructor. Slow flight, simulated single engine flying, landings etc. Went really well – starting to get a feel for it. Seems easier to land than my old Commander. Still trying to get the front wheel down smoothly without going too heavy into beta range and slam her down – it’s a fine balance. Day after tomorrow were doing full shutdowns and single engine approaches.

Single engine work today. Non-event. Short field landing, full reverse. Almost flat spotted one tyre as I locked it up, but otherwise fine…

Not a bad guess, Silvaire. Pretty close – we were over Matthews Lake and Corona.

Yeah, plenty of power. Had to reduce much more than I thought to stop climbing. Also, the shutdown is much quicker than a piston. I was surprised how quick it was. I’d somehow expected it to windmill there for ages before settling down, but not so and went from full speed to stopped in what I would think is about 10 seconds. Air starting it back up took a little longer, though.