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F4 Phantom always loved those planes. I salute you Sir!!!
Originally Posted by Hombre
I flew for years, this was my last aircraft. First picture is when I bought it and the condition it was in, last picture is the day I sold it to a German guy. Hated to see that old Beach Staggerwing go down that runway, but there us always another one somewhere.
RS
Roland you an I have more in common than name and initials.
This bird wasn't so beautiful when I bought it. Here is what she looked like. Took a little over two years to restore.
Roland
Originally Posted by flyboyslc1
I build em and fly em too. Here is a picture of my second kit plane that I have built. It is a Van's RV-7A that gets off the runway in 6 seconds, cruises at 175mph depending upon power settings, and tops out at 195mph. I have looped and rolled it a few times too.
We like to do a little formation flying too when we get a group together.
I like to fly low in the red FRC. Nice Beech!
Steve
Beautiful. I've done quite a bit of formation flying in the Beech, always a blast.
Originally Posted by MotoJB
Nice!! Very cool MeFlyFRC.
I can fly low at 180+...with two wheels on the ground.
Dude I jelly!!! My wife won't let me do it. I guess I have to listen to the wife sometimes
Originally Posted by lowflyer1
Haven't been an active pilot in many years, but back in the day...
I learned and got my license, like most people, in Cessna 152 and 172's. Bought a Mooney 201 in 1981 and put about 400-500 hours in it. The Mooney was the "Porsche" of airplanes, sleek, fast and fit like a glove.
A then bought a Maule M6, the Ford pickup of airplanes. Short take off and landing, with a stall speed of 42 mph. Lots of short field, back country flying.
Along the way, I joined the Civil Air Patrol which is charged with most of the search work for downed private aircraft. Most of our flying was done at 500 agl, or "lowflying".
Later joined the Maricopa Sheriff's Air Posse', a volunteer group that flew for the sheriff, before he got his own helicopter. Search and Rescue, surveillance, transporting Deputies, drug searches, lots of good flying, mostly at 300-500 ft.
Which explains the Corvette Forum "handle", along with my license plate "LOFLYIN"
Ken Edney
Chandler, AZ
Same here, private lessons in a 152, instrument rating in a 172. I flew a Mooney M20J for years and a couple years in an Ovation. Then moved to Beech. As I am sure you know in aviation you've got the Mooney vs Bonanza rival similar to the Corvette vs Mustang.
Looks like there are a lot of pilots in this group...
Commercial/Instrument/Multi and single engine/flight instructor.
I learned to fly in 1968 with Cessna 150's. Since then I have flown most of the Cessna/Beech/Mooney/Piper aircraft. We owned a Cessna 210 until it got to expensive to maintain.
I think sports cars and airplanes go hand and hand.
Haven't been an active pilot in many years, but back in the day...
I learned and got my license, like most people, in Cessna 152 and 172's. Bought a Mooney 201 in 1981 and put about 400-500 hours in it. The Mooney was the "Porsche" of airplanes, sleek, fast and fit like a glove.
A then bought a Maule M6, the Ford pickup of airplanes. Short take off and landing, with a stall speed of 42 mph. Lots of short field, back country flying.
Along the way, I joined the Civil Air Patrol which is charged with most of the search work for downed private aircraft. Most of our flying was done at 500 agl, or "lowflying".
Later joined the Maricopa Sheriff's Air Posse', a volunteer group that flew for the sheriff, before he got his own helicopter. Search and Rescue, surveillance, transporting Deputies, drug searches, lots of good flying, mostly at 300-500 ft.
Which explains the Corvette Forum "handle", along with my license plate "LOFLYIN"
Ken Edney
Chandler, AZ
in regards to the copilot checklist
I learned that to keep your mouth shut about your opinion in an aircraft was not smart, in 2005 I was a passenger in a piper warrior on an angel flight, we left Dayton a little light on fuel and were in the air almost three hours when the first tank went dry over the top of an airport, the PIC had been changing fuel tanks on a schedule and had been leaning, but not as much as he would have normally, we had just intercepted the localizer going into palwaukee,(now Chicago executive) about 7 miles out on a long final when the second tank went dry, never again will I keep my feelings to my self! We landed on a bike path behind a subdivision with a vor insight, no damage, no injuries and a migrane!
USMC.. Combat engineer 69-72,, re-fueler..
Commercial/Instrument/Multi and single engine/flight instructor. Cessna, piper, beach grumin, mig 25...some time in King Air 200's & 350's. West wind time and 1 right seat trip in a Falcon-900.. Also 19 years USHGA, with just over 1000 hrs total. BUT, my best flight ever was the day I got my 01 coupe (2.5) years ago... Waited 50 yrs almost to the day. I was so high ( NO drugs) I could look down and see the Space Station....LOL
Happy Thanks giving everyone.
