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Greg I went down to OK to get my plane last Wed. in a Bonanza. It took 5 1/2 hours to get there through a thunderstorm. We actually made it without filing IFR but it was marginal at best. Got to OK at 6:30 PM and met the AP. He said the plane was annualed and ready to go so I paid him and went to a motel for the nite. Thursday AM we arrived at the airport at 8:00 to find thick ground fog so we took our time looking over the plane. All looked good till I turned on the master an had no power to anything. Some annual huh? I spent the next 5 hours removing the floor and tracing wires. I foung a broken wire shorted against the fuselage under the floorboard and repaired it. Have you ever tried to work under the dash of an Ercoupe? You either go in feet first or head first depending on where you are working. I discovered something new...........Erobics! I still had no radios or Loran or transponder, After further checking I found the battery was installed backwards and the poles reversed. Fixed that and bingo I had radio, intercom and transponder. The Loran however is shot. Lucky I had a hand held GPS. Took off at 3:00 PM and got to Missiissippi at dark stayed the nite. Got up to fog again. The fog never went away and then level 3 &4 T-storms rolled in. Flew commercial to Orlando for the weekend. It is still raining in Miss. so we came back to NJ without the plane. We will try again on Friday. I also left all my keys to my car, office and home in the plane. On a good note the plane flys great and I love flying it. Bill Stevick N3139H __________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A http://www.topica.com/t/17 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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