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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/31/2011 6:32 PM   
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Status: offline 		That dude obviously has issues. I hope he has a good sponsor and works his program. I can't see how he can be taken seriously when he says he got his Commercial at 17 and then goes on and on about the need for more and restrictive FARs! Seems he needs to get a handle on those that are current.
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/31/2011 6:35 PM   
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That dude obviously has issues. I hope he has a good sponsor and stays in his program. I can't see how he can be taken seriously when he says he got his Commercial at 17 and then goes on and on about the need for more and restrictive FARs! Seems he needs to get a handle on those that are current.
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/31/2011 7:03 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/31/2011 7:48 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/1/2011 6:22 AM   
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Through the years I've read about 25,000 NTSB reports. Most are because of #1 pilot error, #2 lack of training, #3 engine failures, #4 structure failure. 

  Van's are overall good aircraft, especially the 6 series, although the 6 series has a very heafty record for fuel problems. The 8 series is well... a different story as seen here http://aviationcrashmap.com/plane/ca/N58RV

   I read atleast 800 reports of wings coming off during straight and level cruise flight and those are factual reports. I wouldn't blame those on pilot fear, but the FAA.

  Also, I wouldn't compare cars to aircraft. In a car you have the ability to swerve, whereas in a plane that looses it's wings at 15,000 feet, it's kinda hard to hire an airframe mechanic to do repairs when you are decending at 3,000 feet a minute, know what I mean?

   To the FAA, you need to do a better job of regulation, restrictions, more rerquired training and stress test. We pilots aren't just a bunch of numbers, we are fathers, mothers, brothers, sister, friends, uncles, etc...

  I didn't quit flying because I'm scared to die/ crash. I stopped because I realized the FAA cares nothing about me, or you.




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25,000 NTSB reports is really difficult to accept. The NTSB usually only investigates fatal accidents and I doubt that they have issued 25,000 since you got your license at age 17, which appears to be about 20 years ago. Are you required to read them as part of your job? Just wondering.


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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/1/2011 7:22 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/1/2011 9:34 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/26/2011 9:30 PM   
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Status: offline 		hi,,i took my training in a 450 stearman that i bought from mary gafney in 1970. i moved on to a howard dga-15 p in 1981.,,,sorry i lost al;l my pictures etc in a house fire. the stearman was N-4734-C,,,if you goggle that number you can find a picture as it look today. also had a O 200 powered clip wing in there...that clip was the cats a,,,it was almost as much fun as the stearman. i have eye problems and quit flying except for rc.

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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/26/2011 10:06 PM   
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hi,,i took my training in a 450 stearman that i bought from mary gafney in 1970. i moved on to a howard dga-15 p in 1981.,,,sorry i lost al;l my pictures etc in a house fire. the stearman was N-4734-C,,,if you goggle that number you can find a picture as it look today. also had a O 200 powered clip wing in there...that clip was the cats a,,,it was almost as much fun as the stearman. i have eye problems and quit flying except for rc.


Fred, you must have really liked the 450 Stearman since you use 985 in your screen name.

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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 4/19/2011 6:55 PM   
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I rebuild  and re-cover classic fabric planes for a living and fly my Piper L-18c I built and painted in the colours of the U.S. ARMY whire/red scheeme.

I have about 50 hours on her and it is a joy to do nice formos with the Cessna 140 in U.S. Air Force collours at my local field

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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 4/19/2011 8:06 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 7/11/2011 8:40 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 11/3/2011 10:57 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 11/4/2011 1:37 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/15/2012 3:05 AM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/17/2012 12:16 AM   
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We have a C140 a Stinson 108-2 a Pa18 180 a Kitfox model 1 which is serial # 34
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 2/17/2012 10:13 AM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 3/5/2012 10:32 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 11/7/2012 7:21 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 11/24/2012 1:45 AM   
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Status: offline 		Interesting !! I haven't flown "legally" since 1988. I was not very diligent with the logbooks either. Since 1965, "first legal solo", I have about 7800 hours till I quit logging time. Aircraft varied from J-3, to L-1049 and MANY between. Almost half of that time is "rotorwing" from the Bell-H13 to Sikorsky H-34. All great fun to fly under the right circumstances. Unfortunatly..... I did not have those circumstances when I flew them !!!  Sold my last full scale several years ago, couldn't justify the expense any more. I do miss goin out to the hangar and messin with the Waco (!!! ) but life goes on !!!


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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/16/2013 3:39 PM   
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Status: offline 		My youngest child is now in high school, so I'm starting to "lay out the wool" for getting my first full sized bird. Don't have my ticket yet but I've got a few hours in a 172 and a couple dozen in a 182 that belonged to a neighbor. Been through the King's video series and very close to getting started with an instructor and finish getting my ticket. As soon as that's set in stone, I'm probably going to pick up some kind of four seater like a 172, Cherokee, or a Bonanza. I'm looking through E-bay and aviation sale papers regularly to see what's out there, so I've got a pretty good idea what I can pick up with my budget.
Also been toying with the idea of getting a Challenger II or Kit Fox to start out with until I'm through getting my ticket and I get comfortable taking up passengers. Either way, something's going to happen soon. Good Lord willing and nothing happens to my health, I'll be eating some of  those $100 hamburgers soon.

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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 1/16/2013 4:21 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 3/8/2013 8:57 PM   
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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 5/14/2013 8:27 PM   
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My youngest child is now in high school, so I'm starting to ''lay out the wool'' for getting my first full sized bird. Don't have my ticket yet but I've got a few hours in a 172 and a couple dozen in a 182 that belonged to a neighbor. Been through the King's video series and very close to getting started with an instructor and finish getting my ticket. As soon as that's set in stone, I'm probably going to pick up some kind of four seater like a 172, Cherokee, or a Bonanza. I'm looking through E-bay and aviation sale papers regularly to see what's out there, so I've got a pretty good idea what I can pick up with my budget.
Also been toying with the idea of getting a Challenger II or Kit Fox to start out with until I'm through getting my ticket and I get comfortable taking up passengers. Either way, something's going to happen soon. Good Lord willing and nothing happens to my health, I'll be eating some of  those $100 hamburgers soon.



I'm there with you (about looking for a plane in the not too distant future). I have pretty much narrowed it down to a late model 35 Bonanza (S or newer) or a straight tail 33.

I have flown a crap ton of GA airplanes. And of the certified family haulers there was no comparison to the Beech's. They are built like tanks. There is a reason they have been in continuous production since the 40's. Plus you can get a solid airplane for $60,000.

I am NOT a fan of the Kitfox. One almost killed me when I got severe aileron flutter above 80 mph.

If I decide to build I am torn between the Model 12, Lancair Legacy, and an F-1 Rocket. I have flown numerous RV's and they are great airplanes. I just can't bring myself to love the hershey bar wing. The F-1 takes care of that! :-)

Being a commercial pilot I can always take the family on passes and just have a fun weekend plane so a 2 seater would be just fine. And there aren't many 2 seaters that are as fun as the Model 12. So it comes down to, buy a Bonanza and enjoy it now, or start building, spend more money in the long run, but have a new plane and enjoy it in 6 years or so. SO MANY CHOICES!!!! lol

Keep an eye on Trade A Plane and barnstormers!

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Legacy's sound SWEET!


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I mean who wouldn't like a 1.1:1 thrust to weight ratio? ;-)


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RE: Full scale flyers....roll call. - 5/14/2013 10:02 PM   
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