Congratulations Brent and welcome to the family! I wish that you’d been able to make it to the annual fly in which was held in Sedona, especially since you were in Phoenix. My wife and I didn’t make it due to damages to both planes (a 200 A model and a Meyers OTW) by Hurricane Laura. Next year you will be able to fly back in to Fredricksburg and shake your tail feathers at the vultures at the Hangar Hotel as that’s where the 2021 fly in will take place. There is no faster way to really understand your new baby than to attend one of the maintenance seminars at the fly in and tap into all of the knowledge there. Respect this plane, but don’t be scared of her. I bought mine after my fifth PPL lesson in a 172. Over 700 hours in her and an IFR ticket and she’s not gotten me yet. On the contrary, her performance has made me look good and probably saved my bacon more than once. A truly capable aircraft.
