Well it looked like a great day to fly and I jumped into the warrior. It was a little cold so I turned on the cabin heat as I taxied down to the runup area. Was cleared to t/o and remember saying to myself, self, I love the smell of the heat almost like an old car. Climbed out through 300 feet and then smoke starts pouring...not easing into but pouring into the cockpit from below the throttle quadrant. I immediatley call tower to declare and tell them I need to return asap. I was only at 400 feet now..or so I think, the smoke was real thick. I opened the storm window to try and help and could see enought to fly but not the panel. I turned back to the field over flew the tower and made a short field landing touching down about midfield. As soon as I shut down, the smoke stopped. All the trucks come, the plane gets pulled in and I head to the local bar for a few pulls.
Turns out that a little birdy or something had left behingd some twigs and they caught at the most exciting time.
On a side note I was shocked to see that I had run the entire checklist from memory but had no recolection of doing it.
Isn't flying great!!!!!
Turns out that a little birdy or something had left behingd some twigs and they caught at the most exciting time.
On a side note I was shocked to see that I had run the entire checklist from memory but had no recolection of doing it.
Isn't flying great!!!!!
