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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 12 Dec 2014, 16:22 |
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Joined: 08/21/13 Posts: 397 Post Likes: +370 Company: Horizon Aviation
Aircraft: T303, Pitts M12, T-6
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Username Protected wrote: I am 6'3" and the rear cockpit is very comfortable. It's not a Stearman but it compares nicely with a Super Decathlon. And I have given dual in it from the front seat. The front is. to as comfy as the rear. Good, I am 6'3" as well, with older design planes you always have to worry as pilots 60 years ago seemingly were all 5'2" and 80lbs. Quote: We did have to redo so e poor radio wiring but that was a function of a cruddy radio shop somewhere in the past. And we elected to upgrade to electric tachs rather than wait for a custom made tach cable to be fabricated. We also added a couple of other items that were elective maintenance: a JPI 450 fuel totalizer and an EI oil temp and pressure gauge. But these weren't due to failures. We just look for excuses to make a nice plane spiffier.
Keep updating, and once you are ready to buy your stearman, give me a call
Actually - we're gonna keep the Lakes - but we've got a Pitts Model 12 coming and a T-34... Even so,the Lakes shouldn't be going anywhere. It's too good of a machine for lazy afternoons and stress relief.
Good luck with the hunt!
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 06 Jan 2015, 19:43 |
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Joined: 09/02/09 Posts: 8452 Post Likes: +8428 Company: OAA Location: Oklahoma City - PWA/Calistoga KSTS
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I have never seen a Starduster in the flesh but would love to fly in one. I've read Budd Davisson's article and it seems like a pretty nice airplane. And they cost a lot less than Stearman's and especially Waco's!
_________________ Travel Air B4000, Waco UBF2,UMF3,YMF5, UPF7,YKS 6, Fairchild 24W, Cessna 120 Never enough!
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 01 Mar 2018, 18:03 |
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Joined: 12/30/15 Posts: 1703 Post Likes: +1728 Location: Charlotte
Aircraft: Avanti-Citabria
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yaw been holding out on me...just found this thread...read page one and last page.. I needz me a fun airplane. Must be a taildragger must be a stick....I miss my Columbia side stick like to have aerobatic...not that i have the skills yet Waco..prices 85k to 348K Stearman? I might make toothpicks before I perfect me hammerhead OK, time for me to read pages 2-8 Advice??
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 01 Mar 2018, 21:01 |
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Joined: 09/29/10 Posts: 5681 Post Likes: +4873 Company: USAF Simulator Instructor Location: Wichita Valley Airport (F14)
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Username Protected wrote: Mine, Mine! In Seattle Washington
2013 WACO YMF5-D. Garmin G500, GTN750, GTN650, EDM900, STEC-55x, Mid Continent SAM, ADS-B <+>, Traffic, Terrain, Synthetic Vision. Glass cockpit in a Waco? I’m sorry but that is just wrong.
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 03 Jun 2018, 21:54 |
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Joined: 05/04/14 Posts: 119 Post Likes: +53
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this is the only franklin engined jungmeister ever produced in germany by dornier more fun than you can imagine
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 11 Aug 2018, 20:46 |
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Joined: 09/02/09 Posts: 8452 Post Likes: +8428 Company: OAA Location: Oklahoma City - PWA/Calistoga KSTS
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Looking forward to getting back to basics...
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_________________ Travel Air B4000, Waco UBF2,UMF3,YMF5, UPF7,YKS 6, Fairchild 24W, Cessna 120 Never enough!
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 12 Aug 2018, 21:25 |
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Joined: 09/02/09 Posts: 8452 Post Likes: +8428 Company: OAA Location: Oklahoma City - PWA/Calistoga KSTS
Aircraft: UMF3, UBF 2, P180 II
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Username Protected wrote: Tony!
Details?? And more pics
I've wanted another Waco since I sold mine a few years ago. I've looked on and off since then but not seriously. I have really missed open cockpit flying. I talked at length with CK a while back and looked for a Stearman too, but not finding the right one I went back to looking at Waco's. I have flown, literally, around the country looking. But a friend had a friend who was going to sell this one eventually so I waited. The builder is a master craftsman who spent many years and about 9,000 hours restoring this plane. He has done several others. His work is superb. The flight controls feel like they are riding on ball bearings, the paint work is flawless and after 115 hours the engine accessory compartment looks pristine without a drop of oil. I've seen a number of planes restored by John Cournoyer, the Shue's, Rare Aircraft, Centennial and others. This gentleman's work and attention to detail is at least their equal. It is a 1934 UMF (3 originally, converted to a 5 by the factory in 1934). The UMF is the same airframe as the original YMF (the basis for the modern YMF 5 from Waco Classic) but with Continental engine instead of Jacobs. It is one of 3 on the registry and one of 2 flying. Originally owned by an English actor Brian Aherne it is finished in Aherne's original custom design and colors. I particularly like the red color on the top of the top wing and bottom of the bottom wing. And the checkerboard pattern on the tail is absolutely perfectly done. It's a completely unique design. I told the builder that it reminds me of my friend Paul McCracken who helped me buy my first two planes. His v tail had a similar scheme on the tail. Twenty six coats of hand rubbed dope. The engine is an Air Repair overhaul of a Continental W670 engine with Ham Standard ground adjustable prop. The seats are red leather finished in a style reminiscent of Connolly. The radios are contained in an original map case so you can close them off. That done, other than one antennae on the belly, and you are back to 1934. I spent several hours with the owner/builder and then told him I wanted to buy his airplane and would cherish it as a work of art. I don't think he was actually ready to sell but told me he wanted me to buy it. There was no negotiation on price. I believe we have started what I hope will be a long friendship connected together by this unique aircraft. My new friend is doing a couple of minor things before we close our transaction and I have tentatively scheduled the flight home from southern California to Oklahoma for mid October. I'll post a thread with photos and details of that adventure when it happens. For now here are a few photos:
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 12 Aug 2018, 23:50 |
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Joined: 01/07/08 Posts: 190 Post Likes: +243 Location: KCRQ Carlsbad, KTOA Torrance
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Tony, Wow! Very nicely done Waco. Best therapy for a weary mind is an open cockpit.
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 07:26 |
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Joined: 12/30/15 Posts: 1703 Post Likes: +1728 Location: Charlotte
Aircraft: Avanti-Citabria
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Stunning Masterpiece Username Protected wrote: I spent several hours with the owner/builder and then told him I wanted to buy his airplane and would cherish it as a work of art. I don't think he was actually ready to sell but told me he wanted me to buy it. There was no negotiation on price. I believe we have started what I hope will be a long friendship connected together by this unique aircraft. CLASS ACT TONY All three of you
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Post subject: Re: Biplane Thread - Experiences, Tips, PIREPS, Pics and Vid Posted: 13 Aug 2018, 20:28 |
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Joined: 01/10/16 Posts: 1118 Post Likes: +1267 Location: KLBO
Aircraft: Cessna 172
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Username Protected wrote: I have never seen a Starduster in the flesh but would love to fly in one. I've read Budd Davisson's article and it seems like a pretty nice airplane. And they cost a lot less than Stearman's and especially Waco's! I had the opportunity to take a ride in a Starduster once. It felt like the plane was really built solid. It had an O-360 with a constant speed prop. Wasn’t particularly fast as I remember it but was a nice ride.
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