xintersecty Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) I bought a Grob 109 B from Jim Fangman. I ferry it from Michigan to SC this past weekend. Here are few pictures. Yes, this is mine...good by savings! Stopped in London KY. Beautiful Morning picture Flying over Mt Mictchell In NC 6,684 feet tall, we flew over at 9500. My home lake Murry Lexington SC near Columbia CAE, we were on the look out for the big boys...did not see a single one. Now at its new home in Owens Field KCUB in Columbia SC. Edited May 31, 2022 by xintersecty removed picture 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sliwa Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 Nice initial trip. Pretty pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermalseeker Posted May 31, 2022 Report Share Posted May 31, 2022 There's a lot of great soaring over your way. The eastern side of the Appalachians throws up a nice wave, as does Mt. Mitchell. Baby your engine. There have been issues with the Limbach engine in Grob's from shock cooling resulting in cracked heads because of improper cooling prior to shutdown. Gotta be gentle. Have some fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UH60Mike Posted June 1, 2022 Report Share Posted June 1, 2022 Congratulations Enjoy the journey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xintersecty Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 11:26 AM, Thermalseeker said: There's a lot of great soaring over your way. The eastern side of the Appalachians throws up a nice wave, as does Mt. Mitchell. Baby your engine. There have been issues with the Limbach engine in Grob's from shock cooling resulting in cracked heads because of improper cooling prior to shutdown. Gotta be gentle. Have some fun! Years ago I have flown out of Marion NC or Lenior Morganton for wave camp. Do you have a specific procedure for engine shutdown in the grob 109 before soaring flight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xintersecty Posted June 2, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2022 Thanks all, this is a big step for me to buy an airplane. Like I said goodbye savings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmotexas Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 On 5/31/2022 at 10:26 AM, Thermalseeker said: There's a lot of great soaring over your way. The eastern side of the Appalachians throws up a nice wave, as does Mt. Mitchell. Baby your engine. There have been issues with the Limbach engine in Grob's from shock cooling resulting in cracked heads because of improper cooling prior to shutdown. Gotta be gentle. Have some fun! The Grob109B has a 2.4L Grob engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmotexas Posted June 8, 2022 Report Share Posted June 8, 2022 Welcome to the Grob109 family! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeriStar Posted June 9, 2022 Report Share Posted June 9, 2022 I think you made a great choice to fly a TMG!! I'm in ATL area and co-own a Phoenix TMG and fly close to that route every year. The mountains are just beautiful. Drop me a PM at email: flyboy(at)bellsouth(dot)net. Maybe we can get some Southeastern TMGs together this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xintersecty Posted June 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 6:46 PM, Kmotexas said: Welcome to the Grob109 family! Thank you! What a beautiful paint job. My wife hates the grob red/orange. That blue is just smashing. Did you get your plane resurfaced? I love your panel. Where do you have the radio and transponder in your panel? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermalseeker Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 The Grob109B has a 2.4L Grob Does it have wet heads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermalseeker Posted June 28, 2022 Report Share Posted June 28, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 8:09 AM, xintersecty said: Years ago I have flown out of Marion NC or Lenior Morganton for wave camp. Do you have a specific procedure for engine shutdown in the grob 109 before soaring flight? Much like you shouldn't go immediately to take off power with a cold engine, you don't want to abruptly shut down a hot engine. Throttle back and let it cool down at idle for 5 minutes. I even do this with the Rotax 912s in my Ximango. New heads are expensive. Flying around with the engine at idle for 5 minutes is not. When you shut down a hot engine at altitude you're blowing cold air on hot cast metal. This is begging for uneven cooling which will eventually lead to cracks, usually in the front cylinder heads because that is where the coolest of the cooling air goes first. So, go to idle for a few minutes, let the engine cool down slowly through airflow and oil temp, then shut down. I let my oil temp drop to 160F before I shut down my Rotax. If you don't have wet heads you might want to let it cool down a bit farther. As my granny used to say "Better to hold the phone than have a kidney stone"......... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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