Annual took a lot longer than I had hoped. The plane was in good shape but right after I went in a hurricane came which lost us a week and then the shop lost some of their employees which really slowed them down. The inspection stretched out some extra weeks but I got here back November 3rd.
I did need some work done on my heater which took some time and my strobes were broken so I opted to upgrade to LED ones. The new ones are by the same company but installation takes some time as new mounting brackets have to be fabricated and many other details attended to so they start blinking when I flip the switch.
Of course after getting the plane back we had another hurricane but I have gotten a few flights in. Tonight after having marginal weather most of the day, the skies cleared and I headed out to regain my night currency.
I started up 30 minutes after sunset and then headed out to watch the last glow on the horizon. I planned my first landing for a few minutes more than an hour after sunset. They don't count before then. My first landing was a bit flat but smooth and my next was good but I floated a bit. I was using Cecil field as the runway is >12,000 feet so plenty of room for full stop and go landings.
I left Cecil and took the long way home to enjoy the night. My final landing was right on, I coasted down to the turnoff by my hangar and put the plane away. Good to have her back and to be night current again. I'm instrument current but my next goal it some refresher training in this area to stay sharp.
