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  1. VanDy

    New Career

    I'm with the crowd of find someone to apprentice for for awhile and see what you think. There are lots of regs to learn, as well as you'll NEVER have a big enough tool box :D Once you find out if its for you or not, look for a niche to work in. I do most all older aircraft, tube or wood and...
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    Looks like a good time! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    just playing around on the way home from a flyin
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    If anyone is interested in the write up. http://vansflyingservices.com/flybaby-fly-nebraska-to-eastern-tennessee/
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    450nm solo cross-country little excited..

    What Hank said, I've done a few long trips this year, its a lot of fun. Plan it out but be flexible, I usually write down all of my intended stops but rarely stop there. Unexpected bio breaks, weather, fuel issues, be prepared for all of them, one will usually happen. Or at least does to me...
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    Put the kid to work! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Do you let other pilots land your plane?

    Why didn't you just ask him??? Maybe he has a really good reason none of us are familiar with. Or he needs a whack upside the head. None the less, should've asked. I tell my students the only stupid question is the one you don't ask Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    Thanks!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Do you let other pilots land your plane?

    Ive let a few people fly my airplane, a few i said let me give you a prop, and sent them on their way. a couple I rode around the pattern with them a couple times. I wont offer if Im not comfortable.
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    I've heard from a few that they prefer wheel landings, which is why I asked :) I was going to idle once I had the runway made, and feeding in just a little power right before touchdown. The tailwheel touched just a little bit before the mains. Worked well on both turf and asphalt for me...
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    Thanks! do you prefer wheel or 3 point in flybabys? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    Too bad it's about as effective as the ones on a pre war tcraft, not very... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    I don't remember where I got them, but what Ron said sounds right! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    St Louis Obligatory selfie Made it!! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Can a Catto prop be put on a certified plane?

    What about the excerpt from CAR3 I posted? That is what the airplane was certified to Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    Thanks!!! The best way to travel! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Fly baby, fly!!

    Lincoln Nebraska to TN/NC border, so far so good! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Can a Catto prop be put on a certified plane?

    What's vague about that? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Can a Catto prop be put on a certified plane?

    The TCDS says its certification basis is CAR 3, which states this: § 3.416 Propellers. (a) Propellers installed in certificated airplanes shall be of a type which has been certificated in accordance with the provisions of Part 14 of this chapter.
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