Jinxed :-(
Last Monday... helicopter lesson, book another one for today - possible "long" cross-country (i.e. 25 nm, not really *all that* long)
Last Tuesday... drop my plane off at avionics shop for engine monitor install, they're sure I'll have it back for the weekend.
Last Friday... pop into avionics shop. Plane there with large parts of panel missing, wires hanging out, etc. "Sure to be done by NEXT weekend".
Yesterday... no plane of my own, so decide to go fly the Pitts. Call FBO, get very grumpy owner on the phone. "No you can't fly it and nor can anyone else. One of the ramp crew just backed an aileron into a hangar door."
Today... pre-flighting the heli, notice a bolt has moved relative to the tell-tale. Tell instructor since it seems like it might be important (one of the 4 that hold the tailrotor gearbox on). Instructor not surprisingly grounds it.
Sigh. I suppose I'm saving money... but actually I'd prefer to be flying.
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