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Cozy MKIV N83MZ

So I've long since finished flying off the 40 hour restricted period, done all the necessary testing and have been using the plane for three and a half years now. Here I present some of the more interesting flights and experiences - these have been posted to the COZY mailing list and I reprint them here.

Possibly Interesting Flight Reports:
	Flight	Description	Report Date
	Heater Fix/Test	It's COLD - make the heating system work for the winter!!!	17-OCT-2002
	Altimeter/Encoder Check	Also known as: "How to kill ANOTHER starter".	22-OCT-2002
	More Starter Stories	So, can this fool ever get his airplane working for more than an hour or so? Is he damned to a life of starter repair? Tune in and find out!	23-OCT-2002 through 13-NOV-2002
	Miscellaneous Fixes/Work	50 hour Oil Change / Electrical checks and fixes	22-DEC--2003
	Winter Starting and Visits - Short Trip Report	How to get an engine started in 15 degree weather - go visit folks in Rhode Island	14-JAN-2003
	Another Short Trip Report	Fly over Manchester-By-The-Sea (yes, that's the freaking town's REAL name, if you can believe it - what a bunch of pompous wind-bags, eh?) to please a friends father-in-law (what's up with the hyphens?)	25-JAN-2003
	New Jersey Day Trip Report	Visit the parents in NJ for the day (don't want to do THAT in the car!)	9-MAR-2003
	Minor Mods / Noodling Around	Flight up to Winnepesaukee to have a look/see at Mt. Washington	16-MAR-2003

	Sun and Fun Trip Report	LONG flight down to S&F, via Suffolk, VA and back via my sister's place in Raleigh Durham, NC	7-APR-2003

	John Ellor Visit	Try to get to Suffolk for fly-in, but the weather says "NO". We stop in NJ to visit a builder and give a demo ride	17-MAY-2003
	Utility of Aircraft	Actually using the airplane instead of a car for a trip that we'd have to make anyway, and make it more fun and faster.	11-JUL-2003
	Wheel Pants Tests	Finally get the wheel pants finished and mount them (in primer). One short flight and a couple longer ones.	12-JUL-2003

	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 1	Fly to Suffolk - prepare for race (oil change, minor squawks)	25-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 2	9 plane formation flight to Manteo - very cool!	26-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 3	First race day to Dayton, Ohio	27-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 4	Hang around the hangar day in Dayton waiting for the weather to improve	28-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 5	Second race day to OSH- fix broken alternator wire lug - Get interviewed for Dayton TV station Channel 2 (2 MB WMV Movie or 2 MB AVI Movie)	29-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 6	Hang out at OSH - see loads of stuff and people	30-JUL-2003
	Airventure Cup Race / Oshkosh Diary - Day 7	Challenging trip back from OSH to FIT	31-JUL-2003

	Sun and Fun Trip Report	Flight down to S&F with Jon Matcho - lots of visits and great folks	18-APR-2004

	Rough River Trip Report - Day 1	Flight down to Rough River State Park, KY for canard flyin at 2I3	01-OCT-2004
	Rough River Trip Report - Day 2	Hang out, give rides at Rough River	02-OCT-2004
	Rough River Trip Report - Day 3	Checkout flight for Matt Bunch; Flight back from Rough River.	03-OCT-2004

	More Utility of Aircraft	Take Deanie to Las Vegas for flight back East	09-NOV-2005
	Death Valley Day Trip	Day Trip with Deanie to Death Valley	11-DEC-2005
	Owens Valley Day Trip	Day Trip with Deanie to Bishop	16-DEC-2005

	Arizona Weekend Trip	Weekend Trip to Arizona with Deanie and friends in 2nd aircraft	06-APR-2006
	Columbia Fly-In - Day 1	Weekend Trip to Columbia, CA with Deanie for Canard Fly-In	05-MAY-2006
	Columbia Fly-In - Day 2	Hang out - give rides	06-MAY-2006
	Columbia Fly-In - Day 3	More rides - come home	07-MAY-2006

	Bisbee Weekend Trip #1	Weekend Trip to Bisbee, Arizona with Deanie to visit Bill and Marilyn Seibold	11-AUG-2006
	Bisbee Weekend Trip #2	Continue Weekend Trip to Bisbee and come home	13-AUG-2006

	Sunshade and Lock Installation	Installation of Koger Sunshade and new Canopy Lock	17-SEP-2006
	Oil Scoop Installation	Installation of Oil Cooler Scoop and Exhaust (and subsequent removal)	15-JUL-2007
	Air Box Diverter Test	Installation of Airbox Diverter (and subsequent removal)	11-OCT-2007
	New Canopy Seal System	Modify Canopy Rim/Seal system to keep out air/water	16-NOV-2007
	Miscellaneous Mods	Modify Canard Incidence; New Canard Cover; Top Cowl Air Exhaust Scoops; Hidden Rudder Belhorn; More...	31-DEC-2007

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Last Updated: - January 13, 2008

Post-Test Period Flight and Modification/Upgrade Reports
Cozy MKIV N83MZ