RyanShort1

Looks really sad.

"Continuously since certification" So, if an aircraft ever had retractable gear, it is forever not an LSA (under the current rules).

Get yourself a good instructor and take a SODA ride for your Private. And I mean, get an instructor with 2000+ hours or teaching...

Why wait? Why not start SP training now? The FAA’s attitude toward deadlines is that they love the whooshing sound they make as they...

Basically, don’t sit there and fumble for the mic button. Quickly clear both ways as you bring the throttle up enough to scoot and...

Truth. :cool:

That only works if it's not other dufii doing the smacking and 'educating.' Nauga, and a half-facts SME

My thought is it would be best to repair as a “ Winter Project”. Few shops can devote techs to work on this continuously. That would...

Humans are curious creatures and it’s a bad thing when we stop being curious. As much as some accidents bring out the obvious dufus or...

Sometimes it’s just a matter of collecting some facts. Maybe it’s weather, maybe it’s a video, etc. It sure cuts through the chaff when...

I’ve flown a plane that had that exact same description repaired. At the end of the day its a roll of the dice on the repair costs vs...

Nope. Not even close. I worked on many flight training 172s, including some from the 1960s, and never encountered a rebuilt one. This is...

It’s repairable but will take some $$$ and time.

SW-51 with retracts. I would have said the Horton Flying Wing with retracts, but it appears they have gone belly up.

Can you approximate where you saw it on Google Maps?