Recent content by champ driver

News flash, there's lots of good flying jobs out there besides the airlines.

It's been a few years but it flys like an early C-150, no bad habits, but with a tailwheel. Spring steel gear, just like the previous post said.

Congratulations young man!

I believe you're assuming the IFR training is mostly XC, it's not, most of it is local basic IFR training and then approach after approach. Any flying you do before the instrument training should be concentrating on accuracy in holding altitude and headings or airways in preparation for the IFR...

On the 800 series Hawkers all have a stick shaker and a stick pusher. The shaker is electric and the pusher is hydraulic actuated. The shaker is the stall warning and the pusher is the stall identification. There are no other horns or lights. The AP will disconnect on stick shaker activiation...

I can confirm the Hawkers are over built. This one had it's right engine shot off by a missile over Africa some years ago, it landed safely.

That's not ice, this is ice.

They make canopy breaker tools just for this purpose.

I don't believe there's anything that forces you to buy a part from the original manufacturer or PMA parts producer. I've made lots of parts for my Champ, wing tip bows, all the wood stringers and formers in the fueslage. All of those parts are available from other approved sources. All you...

Isn't #7 a two seater and used for media rides and such.

Yes, me in a Cessna 401 at 14,000' over NM in December 1984. A more experienced friend was flying and I was in the right seat since I had only gotten my ME recently with one pax in back. We think the fire started in the exhaust, turbo area and spread to a fuel line and fuel tank, it melted the...

I guess that Bubba with only a PP can give endorsements for tailwheel and high performance. I wonder what the regs say?

Why don't you call an avionics shop and tell them what you have, maybe they have some lying around.

I don't think McDowell has built any of those in decades. If you could find one on E-bay or somewhere else you would be pretty lucky. Info and photos here, https://www.joea.com/mcdowell_safety_starter_information.htm

Minniapolis is a small time western suburb of St Paul.