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by musoamane
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Chilliwack River Valley

A removal of the attitude indicator was rather easy.
Luckily, Jack had a serviceable spare instrument, which we quickly installed.
After the cowl panel was replaced, the test showed the horizon spinning madly. One of the hoses was missed!
Once the last repair was complete, I wanted to fly to Chilliwack for the heck of it!
At the button of Rwy. 25, the left mag was partially missing. One after another problem. As standard procedure, I aggressively leaned mixture to clear that spark plug without success. Taxied back to Crosland Air. Shut down the engine, and then found Jack. He was walking back to the shop; I was lucky. His magic touch cleared the stubborn carbon deposit on the plug!!
Now, normal flight visit to Airport Cafe at CYCW.
Looking over the south side of the valley while sipping tea there, my curiosity was arose. How is the Chilliwack River valley these days? There one of my first climbs in Canada was done at Mt. Foley. Many years later, Mt. Welsh which was supposed to be the original destination. That's spring of 1972. Consulting a chart revealed a pass from the end of Chilliwack Lake to Nooksack Valley, then to Town of Glacier. Decided on the route.
Altitude around 6,000', the impressive vista appeared; the Picket Range, and my mountain of Shuksan from behind.
Then descending back to the Fraser Valley, and to the Abbotsford Control zone. Home port of Langley was minutes away.
by musoamane | 2005-08-20 23:46 | Flying