October 31st

I went and met the guys at the airport.  When Randy S got there, we checked my carb balance (as the carbs were rebuilt on Tuesday) and then Randy O took him out for a test flight from his carb balance.

Chris showed up, and we changed his fuel filter, then Randy S started work on his annual inspection.  Randy O and I got bored, so we went for a flight in the gyros before he had to go home for the kids' Hallowe'en.

After Randy O went home, Chris, Randy S and I went and had lunch, then headed back to finish up Chris' annual.  We checked the weight of the floats (has to be under 7 grammes per carb) and they were fine, but we were having a lot of trouble putting the float bowls back on - there were always fuel leaks on the right hand one.  It was getting so Chris couldn't fly home as it's be dark when he got back to Cameron Park, so we were figuring I'd take him back to Cameron Park.  Then his wife suggested he stay, so he could fly the gyro home in the morning, so I said he could crash with us - worst case he sleeps on the sofa bed with Tilly :o)

We eventually gave up, as the gasket looks to be stretched, and even leaving it in the fridge for a bit didn't solve that - if it didn't leak when the fuel pump was running, it'd leak when the engine was running.  Chris is going to order a new gasket, and I took him back - via the house so I could drop the van off and take the car.

October 25th

We'd talked about going to Auburn for breakfast, but they were socked in with cloud, so we just met at the airport and tinkered with planes.

Chris came over and we got his plane ready for its annual, then went and had lunch.  The wind was picking up by then, so we gave up and went home, while Chris got to fly back to Cameron Park.

October 24th

After pottering around the house all morning, I went to the airport and took the plane out for a while.

October 23rd

Today we ran out of chicken for Tilly, so as of supper, she's back on kibble.  She didn't even notice not getting lunch.

October 22nd

Tilly's enjoying her oatmeal after being a little unsure at first.  She's still happy about getting lunch.

October 21st

Tilly's still on her bland diet, but enjoying chicken, and lunch.

She didn't get an ice cube before bed, so she wasn't sick all day.  We're out of rice today, so tomorrow we'll see how she gets on with oatmeal.

In the evening, I got up on the roof and cleaned the solar panels - I'm guessing there was a lot of ash on it from all the fires.

October 20th

Tilly's still on her bland food, but enjoying the extra meal at lunch time.  She seemed to be doing fine, but was sick again just before bed.  We think that might be the ice cube when she comes in from the garden before bed, so we're going to skip that tomorrow.