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The outfit gave you away.

Now, some have told me it's really Talk Like a Pyrite Day. But that's silly! Pyrite doesn't talk.

Lucky. A few feet to the starboard on that final descent and I doubt it would have been survivable. Perhaps he can add to his good fortune by obtaining an STC for a "Clipped-Wing Sky Hawk" (4 POLM?).

Maybe just move the hinges inboard?

AND practice formation flying!

No! Not sarcasm! :D

"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room!"

:D:D:D

The Bellanca belongs to my employer, and I care for it, so I probably know more about it than any of the other airplanes on this field. I did mention "L-4", "A-691 IV", and being lent a copy of "140DA-1" by the owner of the airplane that I was offered stick time in. More than one respondent to...

I live on a street a block or so from the state road that runs along a section line. Nice and straight for several miles. Every day, when the weather is nice, a yellow and orange Champ flies back and forth over that road. And I would watch it come and go. I found out who it belonged to, and...

Thanks. We flew yesterday morning and this morning, mid 70s, light breezes, and no clouds to speak of. On each flight I enjoyed half an hour of straight-and-level flight, normal climbs and descents, leveling the aeroplane after each, and medium bank turns in both directions.

I am very curious. But I also like to double and triple check. Please tell me when I make an error.

Early this morning it was in the mid 70's with 5-10 knots of wind and very few clouds. I spent half-an-hour discussing the pertinent parts of the 140DA-1 and A-691 . . . the weights and balance; engine and airplane limits: oil and fuel requirements: and observing a preflight inspection of the...

Or breaking away from.

I was lent a copy of 140DA-1 (L-4A, L-4B) so that I could read it and be more familiar with the aircraft systems. First off, pages 20 to 26 inclusive are hilarious (an American English to British English terminology translator). Second, I infer that a 72" wood prop with a 42" pitch is...

Low power is not the same as underpowered. It's very similar to the airplanes used as trainers here. 700-800 pounds of fabric covered steel tubes aluminum ribs and spruce spars with wheels, a dozen gallons of gas, and a 60 to 80 hp engine. I've been up a few times since I started this job. And...

Let me fix that . . . :cool:

But it's not an O-47 (For Whom The Bell Toils [sic]). :cool:

Or a "convoluted" tag for posts that quote regulations. :rolleyes: