yet another C140A owner

[RyanB]

purty

 

[Timbeck2]

Life gave me lemons, so I made some lemonade and had the dip davis latches and the lightweight alternator installed.
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Yore tar is flat.

 

[Briantime]

Extremely cool airplane!

 

[GeorgeC]

Yore tar is flat.

Shrinkage!

 

[Briantime]

Gotta admit, the idea of buying a plane like this is extremely attractive to me. They seem (relatively) inexpensive to purchase and operate and a whole lot of fun to fly. I'm a sunny skies-$100 hamburger-VFR kind of pilot and this seems like a great way to enjoy all of that in one, very cool package.

 

[MBDiagMan]

After years of tire kicking, obsessive research, and looking at Cherokees, Grummans, Ercoupes, Luscombes, and Pacers (and Mooneys and Bonanzas), I just pulled the trigger on a sweet 140A.

Thanks, @Lowflynjack !

So you get Jacks 140?

A 140A in great shape is a treasure. A ragwing 140 is a good plane, a 140A is a GREAT plane. My ragwing ‘48 model is the next best thing to a 140A, but the 140A is a prize.

Whoops, I asked for pics, but now I see them. Beautiful A model. I’m jealous. Take care of her and enjoy.

 

[MBDiagMan]

You looked at Grummans but went with something else??

Doesn't make sense.

Apparently you’ve never flown a 140.

 

[MBDiagMan]

I will be heart broken when that day comes, but it will. I've never kept a plane this long and I'm in love with so many different ones!

I share that sentiment Jack. I’ve had the Piggy so long that she is just part of the family. Recently a friend, in front of my wife, asked if she was for sale. My wife beat me to it and made it clear that she’s not for sale,

In your case you may be even more attached since your landing in a tree led to your 140.

 

[GeorgeC]

The second happiest day: lien release.

 

[Southpaw]

I'm impressed . Beautiful Aircraft .

 

[MBDiagMan]

You looked at Grummans but went with something else??

Doesn't make sense.

Apparently you’ve never flown a 140.

 

[MBDiagMan]

Congratulations George! You’re gonna love it.

 

[GeorgeC]

We now offer locally-sourced pool noodle inlet covers.

The pool noodle didn't last very long, so I ended up replacing them with coroplast. After a few years, those failed as well. Mk. 3 is coroplast covered in gorilla tape.

 

[GeorgeC]

Gorilla tape was a bad idea; I forgot that the adhesive has a tendency to leach out.

In other news, pulling the plane around by hand with a rope was becoming a pain quite literally, so I cut down an old wooden handle and added some cheap bike grips and an eyebolt. Works well, and now I have a cudgel in case of hijacking.