Inspection Day

Saturday brought an early 7:00 am start time with inspections of the airplane and the pilots.  The pilots passed with flying colors.  However, the airplane is still crying for more attention.  During the inspection, we found an oil leak and a tire that needed to be replaced.  Good grief!!!  

We are so fortunate to be on sight with another great maintenance facility.  David, Kevin, and Sam are doing all they can to get the airplane ready for air race departure on Monday morning.  After a thorough inspection, it was determined that the leak was a crack in the oil cooler (thought to be a manufactuer's defect).  No one can find a new oil cooler near Concord so Frank, from Certified Engines in Miami, is doing his best to get one flown to Oakland by tomorrow.  David from Stirling Aviation here in Concord will install it on Sunday if it arrives in time.

Everywhere we have stopped on this trip, everyone has been kind and helpful.  People involved in aviation are the best!! 

In the meantime, we attended mandatory briefings focused on flying a safe race and connected with members of other race teams.  Every team makes a fashion statement with their unique attire.