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kmead

kmead

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I think it's time to re-think my aircraft ownership. My poor 172 hasn't had any use since I had it brought out to me 18 months ago. In hind sight I should have left it back in KS so my youngest would at least be flying it. I just need to find the time when I'm at home to get the annual done so I can get it ready for the market this summer. It's been a lot like motorcycles and boats, the time has come to move on.
 
Hmm, my father and I came to the same conclusion about ours quite a few years ago. Since we had nowhere to go in the airplane, it just sat.
 
That's why you buy a fun airplane jut to fly, not travel.... Try a J-3 Cub or a biplane.
 
I have never figured out the allure of a biplane, and I owned an AgCat lol. You get all the worst qualities of both a high and a low wing, none of the advantages of either, and add a gob of drag at the same time. :lol:
 
Henning said:
I have never figured out the allure of a biplane, and I owned an AgCat lol. You get all the worst qualities of both a high and a low wing, none of the advantages of either, and add a gob of drag at the same time. :lol:
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But, it looks cool, like a Duke!!:D:D
 
I work on aircraft every day and love it. I really hoped that my interest in flying would return after selling the shop, but it didn't. I went in expecting to use the Malibu a lot but it only flew about 60 hrs the last year I owned it. It was probably cheaper to charter. My wife still tells me you can get another one when ever I want. I might buy a fixer upper Malibu when one pops up.
 
pigpenracing said:
That's why you buy a fun airplane jut to fly, not travel.... Try a J-3 Cub or a biplane.
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I switched to hang gliding for that reason. There's no form of flying that's purer, just you and the wing, like an eagle. I stopped because I couldn't fly enough to remain current. The flight park is more than two hours away and I don't have much free time. All I do is work, work on the house, drive my daughters around, and occasionally exercise.

I'm getting the urge to do an accelerated free fall course, not so sure that would be received well at home, though.
 
kmead said:
I work on aircraft every day and love it. I really hoped that my interest in flying would return after selling the shop, but it didn't. I went in expecting to use the Malibu a lot but it only flew about 60 hrs the last year I owned it. It was probably cheaper to charter. My wife still tells me you can get another one when ever I want. I might buy a fixer upper Malibu when one pops up.
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:rofl: You're like Tom, sell plane, claim your done with them, just not getting a value. Then a few weeks later, here come pictures of another plane....:lol: Buncha junkies...;)
 
pigpenracing said:
That's why you buy a fun airplane jut to fly, not travel.... Try a J-3 Cub or a biplane.
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My thoughts on that are more inline with an Avid Catalina where I can fold the wings and stick it in a low, enclosed trailer. That way I have something that I can tow, or ship at low cost, anywhere in the world and fuel with local gasoline, and it takes off land or water.

Traveling and exploring are what planes do best, and they offer more than one way to facilitate that.
 
Too little airplane: never use it, insufficient capability
Too much airplane: never use it, costs too much

I know if I didn't have the non-profit flying, I wouldn't fly enough personally to make sense and I'd probably just hang it up.

But then I'd miss it and go find a fixer upper 414.
 
Still have the fever,I quess if I lost it,Iwould be looking to sell also.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
Too little airplane: never use it, insufficient capability
Too much airplane: never use it, costs too much

I know if I didn't have the non-profit flying, I wouldn't fly enough personally to make sense and I'd probably just hang it up.

But then I'd miss it and go find a fixer upper 414.
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I'm resisting looking for an Avid Catalina. It really would serve several of my personal immediate and long term desires in aviation including the global backwater flying facilitated by being able to roll it's trailer into a shipping container, and onto a ship sending it anywhere in the world cheap. When I'm there it burns commonly available gasoline.
 
Henning said:
I'm resisting looking for an Avid Catalina. It really would serve several of my personal immediate and long term desires in aviation including the global backwater flying facilitated by being able to roll it's trailer into a shipping container, and onto a ship sending it anywhere in the world cheap. When I'm there it burns commonly available gasoline.
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My long term goal is still to rebuild a 421 as experimental with diesels.
 
Ted DuPuis said:
My long term goal is still to rebuild a 421 as experimental with diesels.
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Let me know when you're ready, I've thought a lot on that conversion, although the CD-350 kinda changes the equation, 850hp & 1100ftlb torques is still really tempting. The CD-350 could lead to a valuable STC much easier though.
 
It looks like my house here in MA will be my hobby for the next few years. I still have the added burden of our KS house too. The youngest took it over, I guess it beats the price of a dorm room.

It looks okay to not have that "I can't live without flying feeling that I had when I was young.
 
N747JB said:
It's called a 425 and it's a LOT cheaper than building an experimental 421 with diesels! :yes:
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Lot less efficient/shorter range when complete though. The CD-350 makes the Wide Oval airframe a solid one stop trans Atlantic machine with an RON in Iceland, :yesnod: or if the winds are rockin, you could make non stop Ireland.:nonod: West bound you increase your weather opportunities over the 425 as it maintains fuel efficiency at lower altitudes as well. The 425 you are forced to wait for favorable upper level winds to make the fuel range unless you install ferry tanks.

With a pair of V-10 Audis it would out perform the 425.
 
Henning said:
I have never figured out the allure of a biplane, and I owned an AgCat lol. You get all the worst qualities of both a high and a low wing, none of the advantages of either, and add a gob of drag at the same time. :lol:
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Next time you are in Texas stop buy for a ride in my Pitts Model 12. You will get out with a boner and change your whole outlook on a biplane. Lots of drag but still manages about 215 mph at full power :)
 
Henning said:
I have never figured out the allure of a biplane, and I owned an AgCat lol. You get all the worst qualities of both a high and a low wing, none of the advantages of either, and add a gob of drag at the same time. :lol:
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You must never have flown an open cockpit Stearman.
I have the leather helmet and white scarf to prove it.
Stephen.
 
what ever you do....stay "actively engaged".

Make sure you get a log book entry here and there each year.....or you could end up getting the IA yanked. :eek:
 
pigpenracing said:
Next time you are in Texas stop buy for a ride in my Pitts Model 12. You will get out with a boner and change your whole outlook on a biplane. Lots of drag but still manages about 215 mph at full power :)
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I'll take you up on that. I didn't say you can't have fun in one, but it really doesn't change my point.:lol:;)
 
jsstevens said:
Would an experimental 421 with diesels be as cool as a Duke? How does one rate relative coolness?

John:D
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Experimental Duke with diesels beats all! Relative coolness is based on how I rate it. ;)
 
421, trash the GTSIOs, throw in 450 HP sequentially turbocharged diesels with 4-bladed props. That'll be a nice bird...
 
Henning said:
It's called "Broke and the phone rings..."
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About a year ago I had a guy call me wanting me to ferry an open cockpit airplane across pretty much the entire northern united states in late Jan. It sounded fun for about the first ten seconds, then reality hit, and I declined.
 
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