Well the winds looked to be improving yesterday and I got a call from Lyn saying she was off to USA on Friday with the third ferry pilot, Daniel, leaving on Sunday or Monday. I thought I would go on Saturday, but changed to Friday so I can spend some time going over the Pilot Operating Handbook and go flying with Lyn when she checks out the aircraft.
This morning the next low is looking more threatening for the next few days and the winds are up to around 25 - 30 knots from the west.
Just received notification that we now have an Export ID, so all the paperwork will be completed after the FAA engineering check in the next couple of days.
Now to pack the essentials for the trip. Going very light with one pair shorts, one pair trousers, about five light shirts, one warm jumper, one pair shoes, spray jacket, cap, glasses, torch (for early morning departures), camera, licences (Aust & US), medical certificate, headset, Original of Certificate of Registration, waterproof mobile phone (wrapped in plastic bag), 406 & 121.5 ELB's, life jacket, tooth brush and paste, razor, rosary beads, some underclothes, cash & credit cards and a small hand-held GPS (two Garmin 430s installed in EXS) & passport, plus my notes of power settings etc.
Why 121.5 ELB? Because the US have not made it a requirement to have 406 ELBs and many continue to monitor 121.5.
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