So last Friday I call it a day a little early and head out to Easterwood. 93124's been sitting on the ramp and wants to be flown.

She needs at least an hour between landings, at 2450 RPM no less (which is kinda boring), but we're only charging $30/hr and it's a truly beautiful evening, so...

Shortly before takeoff JMR arrives, we jump in and head for Rockdale or somewhere generally west. Air like glass. Airplane like silk. $30/hr.

And, somewhere in a steep turn above Rockdale I remember: the Hobbs isn't working right! It had been recording only about 30 minutes for each hour in flight.

So I reached the only possible conclusion...perfect wx, perfect airframe and powerplant, good company, $30/hr and the hobbs broken: this was As Good As It Gets.

So we blew 15 bucks and had a great hour in the air.

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Epilogue: the hobbs worked after all, so it cost a full $30. Even in heaven, everything's not perfect. But still pretty damn good.