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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 11:52 |
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I'm not particularly impressed with the scout. Sort of like a husky - they have big engines and big wings for stol ops, but they only need the big engine because the airplane is so darn heavy. An old 7AC champ fitted with a 100hp engine will outperform a scout in many ways.
If you want a "bigger" stol 2-seater try to finagle a ride in one of the few flying bearhawk patrol's. Amazing plane, goes everywhere a super cub goes, but is 50mph faster on the same fuel
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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 14:33 |
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Username Protected wrote: Ginger, or MaryAnn? Mrs. Howell. She has money for airplanes.
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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 07 Aug 2017, 20:59 |
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Based on what you said I would say Scout. But only if you are really serious about getting into light bush flying. I have a friend with a Maule who was going to do that. It sits unloved in the hangar.
I've got a Super D and it's a delight to fly. I just fly it around running creeks and piddling. Go get lost and found again and pattern work. Landing a tailwheel in crosswinds never gets boring. Big tires would just make it more challenging I guess.
What do you want? Buy that.
_________________ Travel Air B4000, Waco UBF2,UMF3,YMF5, UPF7,YKS 6, Fairchild 24W, Cessna 120 Never enough!
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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 07:50 |
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Joined: 01/28/13 Posts: 6048 Post Likes: +4018 Location: Indiana
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Username Protected wrote: Both. Both would be an expensive "proposition" Tracy. Doubt even one aircraft would be in the budget then.... If your not traveling xcountry with it then Scout looks like fun. Fun fun choices to be had.... Stu I haven't figured out your post. Like reading a Bra nn I gan novel.
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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 07:57 |
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Username Protected wrote: Both. Both would be an expensive "proposition" Tracy. Doubt even one aircraft would be in the budget then.... If your not traveling xcountry with it then Scout looks like fun. Fun fun choices to be had.... Stu I haven't figured out your post. Like reading a Bra nn I gan novel.
Everything Brannigan says is "novel". Since he and I each have one foot firmly planted in the twilight zone, we PM unpublishable comments to each other at times.
And you all thought that to Brannigan, nothing was unpublishable.
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Post subject: Re: Decathlon vs Scout - which would you choose Posted: 08 Aug 2017, 08:34 |
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Username Protected wrote: Thanks for all the input guys, I'm checking on that wooden spar thing too, I know that was an issue. I'll keep you posted.... Don't be afraid of a wood spar, unless you're talking about a plane with a 1970's fabric job, and pencil whipped annuals where you cannot adequately assess the spar's condition. Any fool recovering wooden wings should be flogged if they do not perform a very thorough inspection for not only the obvious wood rot (unlikely), but much more important, glue joint failures and compression failures, etc (which I have seen). It takes a fair amount of abuse to damage a properly built wood wing, probably more abuse than any metal wing could tolerate... the fabric: not so much. If a wood spar is in good shape, and the plane is hangared, then I wouldn't think twice about it.
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