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[jkgoblue]

Glasair Sportsman

 

[MachFly]

This looks just like the plane I fly. I don't have a picture of that exact cockpit. The only difference is this one is missing one circuit breaker and leather is a different color.

 

[Tom-D]

Here is what the square panel up grade to the super cub looks like.

 

[Teller1900]

I love the little chart pocket / shelf under the A/P controls... nice!

Unfortunately not all of the planes have it. It's a wonderful addition, though, especially in that small of a cockpit. There is a company proprietary way we fold our papers to make them stay on top of the panel, though, if it doesn't have the little shelf underneath.

 

[DavidWhite]

Which Model David? Do you have the 180hp conversion?

It's a 172G, and I have the 180hp.

All I wish it had was an autopilot and about 10 more gallons of gas

 

[MachFly]

It's a 172G, and I have the 180hp.

All I wish it had was an autopilot and about 10 more gallons of gas

More fuel? As far as I remember Cessnas have 53 gallons, that should last you about 5 hours. Do you really do 5 hour long flights without any stops?

 

[Gary F]

Started out with steam gauges and upgraded to Garmin G500.

 

[DavidWhite]

More fuel? As far as I remember Cessnas have 53 gallons, that should last you about 5 hours. Do you really do 5 hour long flights without any stops?

Perhaps for the newer ones - I have 36 useable

 

[poadeleted21]

I love the little chart pocket / shelf under the A/P controls... nice!

LOL That's what? About a 6 figure panel? And you like the chart holder?

 

[Teller1900]

LOL That's what? About a 6 figure panel? And you like the chart holder?

7 figures if you get the rest of the airplane behind it. But I think the chart shelf is extra.

 

[Fearless Tower]

Perhaps for the newer ones - I have 36 useable

Cessna made so bloody many different fuel tank size options that it can be hard to find two of the same model with the same tank capacity.

 

[DavidWhite]

http://flintaero.com/kits/internal-tip-tanks/165-2/ would be an expensive solution to the problem, and I think for that money I would rather have an AP

 

[MachFly]

Perhaps for the newer ones - I have 36 useable

I see. I kinda figured that the wing is not that much different so the fuel tanks should stay the same.

What's the fuel burn rate?

 

[DavidWhite]

I see. I kinda figured that the wing is not that much different so the fuel tanks should stay the same.

What's the fuel burn rate?

I plan for 9 but only because when I fly somewhere I'm typically in a low earth orbit.

 

[Henning]

Glasair Sportsman

Do you have an O-360 or IO-360?

 

[tonycondon]

Here is what the square panel up grade to the super cub looks like.

reminds me of this story: http://www.jimforeman.com/Stories/IFRinCub.htm

 

[jkgoblue]

Do you have an O-360 or IO-360?

IO-390 - you can never have enough horsepower :wink2:

 

[MachFly]

I plan for 9 but only because when I fly somewhere I'm typically in a low earth orbit.

That's pretty much what I expected.

LOL

 

[N801BH]

IO-390 - you can never have enough horsepower :wink2:

I will second the "too much horsepower" thing.....

Ben
www.haaspowerair.com

 

[Neal Howard]

2010 RV-8
I borrow it from my friend, I helped him build it. I wired this panel.

 

[N801BH]

just a plain ol experimental panel.

 

[Henning]

Perhaps for the newer ones - I have 36 useable

Call around to the salvage yards and put a locator out for a set of wings that have the Long Range factory tanks as well as the aux/tip tanks already in them. If you can get a set with a STOL kit, so much the better. See what they give you for your wings on trade.

 

[Steve]

Various stages of panel updates on the IAR

as acquired

first major upgrade - Garmin stack and new C/Bs (out of frame)

current status - Aspen pfd and TruTrak a/p

that's pretty much where it will stay as to add anything else something has to come out

 

[MachFly]

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Just out of curiosity, looking at all your cool avionics why do you keep such an old transponder with round dials?

 

[Steve]

Just out of curiosity, looking at all your cool avionics why do you keep such an old transponder with round dials?

The "old" GTX 320 was working fine and has the same form factor as the buttony ones. Since I rarely touch or look at the thing after entering a code I didn't really see the need to drain the additional $. Plus, the avionics shop, who would have made some extra on the upgrade, told me the innards were pretty much the same as the ones with the digital user interface. It's unlikely the 320 display will ever burn out, either. I'll probably be out of the flying business when ADS-B or Mode S becomes mandatory, anyway.

 

[MachFly]

The "old" GTX 320 was working fine and has the same form factor as the buttony ones. Since I rarely touch or look at the thing after entering a code I didn't really see the need to drain the additional $. Plus, the avionics shop, who would have made some extra on the upgrade, told me the innards were pretty much the same as the ones with the digital user interface. It's unlikely the 320 display will ever burn out, either. I'll probably be out of the flying business when ADS-B or Mode S becomes mandatory, anyway.

By "old" I did not mean that it's bad, I just could not remember it's official name. I just found it weird that you replaced the radios and gauges to glass but not the transponder.
But yeah it makes seance now, you don't really switch codes that often.

 

[Teller1900]

Various stages of panel updates on the IAR

as acquired

first major upgrade - Garmin stack and new C/Bs (out of frame)

current status - Aspen pfd and TruTrak a/p

that's pretty much where it will stay as to add anything else something has to come out

Am I seeing that right: two gear handles?

 

[Steve]

Am I seeing that right: two gear handles?

Yes

it takes two hands to land the damn thing

 

[jesse]

Am I seeing that right: two gear handles?

Two sticks. Two gear handles. Two throttles. Two prop controls. Two flap selectors. Two of pretty much everything. Those crazy Romanians.

 

[tonycondon]

except only one engine

 

[RyanShort1]

Stock 1946 Piper J3C-65. I don't own the plane, but have access to it pretty much anytime.

I also have access to about 8-10 other aircraft, so some weeks I fly one more than the other.

Ryan

 

[Teller1900]

except only one engine

Well you can double up on some stuff, but geezzz Tony, don't go crazy with it!

 

[Rex Kramer]

My ride:

Alas, I most certainly do not own it and the owners are pretty particular about when and where I fly it.

 

[Steve]

My ride:

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Alas, I most certainly do not own it and the owners are pretty particular about when and where I fly it.

There's got to be a valet parking joke in there somewhere, but I just can't come up with it....

 

[Henning]

Just out of curiosity, looking at all your cool avionics why do you keep such an old transponder with round dials?

I have the same TXP and kept it as well. Reason? I asked people who would know, "Is there a new TXP I can buy that will able to be ASD-B compliant?" and the answer I got from all of them was "No, likely not." I decided that there was no advantage to spending that money yet.

 

[N801BH]

Ok Rex....... I give up,, What kinda ride is it .

Better yet... tell us the fuel burn and we will try and guess the plane.


Ps.... Nice ride..

 

[slacktide]

Ok Rex....... I give up,, What kinda ride is it .

Better yet... tell us the fuel burn and we will try and guess the plane.


Ps.... Nice ride..

777...

 

[BellyUpFish]

Stock 1946 Piper J3C-65. I don't own the plane, but have access to it pretty much anytime.

I also have access to about 8-10 other aircraft, so some weeks I fly one more than the other.

Ryan

That's what I'm talkin' about!

I'm gonna have to hook up with you on my next San Antonio layover!

 

[Rex Kramer]

Ok Rex....... I give up,, What kinda ride is it .

Better yet... tell us the fuel burn and we will try and guess the plane.


Ps.... Nice ride..

Well the plane was already answered, but:


About 7,500 gal/hr (25,000lbs a side) at takeoff, give or take... That works out to each engine sucking down a gallon a second. Come to think of it, I'm glad I don't own it!

Fortunately, less in cruise.. 14-18k/hr depending on weight, speed, pressure alt and temp.

 

[Diana]

Joyce Wilson pointing at the G meter after her ride in my Citabria at Gaston's a few years ago. I had better pictures of my panel that I took for Ken Ibold's magazine article 4 or 5 years ago but I can't seem to find them now.