Chipmunk CF-OBB Update

Story and photos by SkAHS member

Colin Kunkel

Well, work continues on Chipmunk CF-OBB.  Fuel tanks were filled and checked for leaks and thankfully, none were found.  Cockpit instrumentation is installed, as is the engine.

So, today, CF-OBB was rolled outside, as it was time to fire up the engine and bring the Chipmunk back to life.

As with anything kind of a restoration, nothing works right the first try.  After some sputtering starts, the engine cranked over and after a few run-ups, some fine tuning is still needed as the engine is running rich at the moment.

With that, the aircraft was rolled back into the hangar and we'll try again tomorrow to iron out the kinks and have the Chipmunk purring like a kitten.