Recent content by jkoper

Hey bucket hats are the best form of birth control ever invented.:lol:

Yes, my other plane is a 1957 Ka6CR glider. As far as hand propping, I find that if the wind is blowing hard enough to spin an A-65 the Vagabond gets a tad squirrely .:D Not much need for a written checklist when all you have is an altimeter, mag switch and carb heat. I use ABCDEF - Altimeter...

Thanks. I've had it almost 2 years.

Here is a video of a short cross country flight in my 1948 Piper PA-15 Vagabond from Athens TN KMMI to Crossville TN KCSV and back.

Gatlinburg/Pigeon Forge - KGKT is another nice place to fly into, the Tennessee Museum of Aviation is right on the airfield. They have a pretty nice collection. Jim

Yes, Downtown island is still there.

Congratulations. I fell in love with soaring when I got my rating. I just did my first cross country in my Ka6 a few weeks ago, its pretty thrilling to spend 3 hours in the air and actually go somewhere without an engine. I hope you stay with it, the rewards are definitely worth all of the work...

Wow didn't mean to ruin your day. I'm glad you like flying around with your knees up around your ears. As far as D-baggery you kind of prove the point when you instantly sink to personal attacks when someone has a difference of opinion about an airplane. Now if you will excuse me sir, I am going...

That is exactly it. My Vagabond is way more comfortable, faster, more responsive, you can see where you are going when its on the ground, has toe brakes, and costs half as much. I am 6ft and weigh 230 lbs, I have flown in the front seat of a J3 ---- not my idea of a good time. I'll keep my...

No idea. At the point when it stops making noise I will be real glad that I am an active glider pilot though. :)

Hot , Humid , and BUMPY

I fly a vagabond with an A-65 with straight mags ( no impulse coupler ) and hand prop multiple times a week. What gets people in trouble is the idea that you have to open the throttle. The engine develops the most vacuum thus the best fuel atomization with the throttle plate closed. If an engine...

Primary Non Commercial would go so much farther than anything else that has been done or proposed to breathe some new life into piston single GA. But The horrible bureaucracy that is the FAA would rather regulate it into the grave rather than let Americans have the same freedom that Canada has...

Here is a test print.