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1. 07:46 PM - stormy & miriam (Bill Boyd)
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We came on home today, so no plans for us to grab BBQ in Carthage tomorrow.
The return home took 8 hours, of which 2.4 were airborne, and the remainder
in various FBO's waiting for the radar to show a clear path. We stopped 30
miles from Grand Strand for cheap fuel at KCPC, and had the worst case of
vapor lock I have ever experienced. It too an hour and a half before the
engine would start and stay running more than a second or two. As an aside,
I believe my second Facet boost pump is all show and no go, so time to
replace it with my third one in 700 hours. Might explain why the electric
solenoid primer system didn't seem to help getting any fuel to the engine
while attempting a hot start. Later, we had not red but pink (really bad)
radar returns blocking out final 75 miles home this afternoon, so we got to
know the Danville FBO real well while we waited it out.
Safe home now, shortly before the temp/dewpoint spread snapped shut like a
trap and filled out valley here with thick fog which is blocking the full
moon and any chance we might have had of seeing the left-over Perseids
tonight. Myrtle was wall to wall people, mostly of the squealing toddler
variety, and not a beach we will be doing again any time soon. Glad to be
back, and looking forward to the next get together, whether by plane or
motorcycle :-)
Stormy
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