A man came to install a fuel bowser, only to find that nothing was prepared for it, and the tank which needed to be empty for the job, was full of fuel. I had a frantic morning organising a load of sand for the pipes and a backhoe for the State Park to lift the tank.
The bowser man did a huge amount of work, but also bashed into a club members' car.
As far as the flying was concerned the day looked unpreposessing, but it was OK for training. The Holden man came and installed new fuel filters and plugs in the E-tug, and adjusted the throttle setting., and Boris did the tows in it. Peter Robinson did another couple of solos in the Puchatek, and I did the A certificate test flight with him. Then an AFR for Louis Solomons in the Twin Astir.
Louis wanted to test a new TE probe in his Ventus and as Boris tried to start the Tug, it wouldn't go again. Neither fuel pump would work. We peered inside for a few minutes and then he tried to start it again and it went! Not game to fly it again though until this intermittent problem is solved. Once again Ian Barraclough stepped in and towed with his C185. Then Peter had a flight with me in the Twin Astir.
At 7.30 pm the committee had a phone meeting and decided to buy another tug. We sh
ould have it by Monday!It was Boris' birthday, so we all went into Manilla for a meal. Lots of club members turned out to help him celebrate, which he really appreciated.
What a busy day!
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