I'm heading down to the area TBM is at (Orlando) for speed weeks very shortly. I'll pick them up if he doesn't mind me flying them for a while . I can't say how long it would be until I deliver it though, it might be a lonnnnggg time

ricomari

Yep, my sis is OK. It was just something unexpected that scared her. She is no wimp by any definition of the word but she is disabled so if she tells me that she needs to go to the emergency room, I do not hesitate.

Doing a new plane has a very therapeutic value as far as I'm concerned. Doing a type that I've never done definitely works to keep me sane (if there is such a thing as sane [&:]).

As you said, you'll get "extra stuff" lying around after a while so it's gets easier as you do more. I did like my Fuji 43 once I got it past the first start after getting it out of the box, it was a tiny little powerhouse and when using the stock muffler, it's got a nice throaty sound to it. It doesn't sound like a chainsaw on steroids.