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This is going to be a rather long post... but I'm high as a kite right now. Our rebuild project is airborne! Long story short - I moved to an airpark about 8 years ago to get back to what makes flying fun. I bought a 1966 Citabria 7ECA from an older fellow, ex TWA mechanic. It wasn't...

:( From my intro thread... buddy and I rebuilt a 7ECA from the bones up. We installed an O-320 via STC, a pretty 0 SMOH engine. Added 10 gallons of fuel, she was ready to fly. My A&P buddy who did 90% of the work taxied out, added power for the maiden flight, rolled about 100' and the engine...

Hey all, New Guy here, just registered, wanted to say hi, and I am definitely looking for opinions on one topic in particular. I'll try to be brief... I was USAF in 1984. The entire extent of my piston flying was in a beat-up T-41 (C172) prior to pilot training. In those days, pilots started...