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    What HBA Members are Accomplishing - 2011 Archives

    Re: January 2011 - Tell us what you've done this month! I've been working on the condition inspection on my RV-6. I have some items that needed attention. The engine was getting hard to start when cold. The points in the left mag were bad. I installed new points and condenser, then tested...
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    Designs from 1929-1933

    The Pietenpol I flew had serious rigging issues that needed to be dealt with before further flight. The owner took it home and worked on it for a few months, then another pilot tried to fly it and couldn't handle it, and stalled and wrecked it. The airplane had a lot of adverse aileron yaw...
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    Luscombe Door Insulation

    I don't mean any direspect, but it's my opinion, sound insulation in these airplanes is largely a waste of effort. I've been flyng the same Cessna 120 for more than 40 years. Over those years, I've tried several interior combinations. My conclusion is that most of us wear a headset when we are...
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    Designs from 1929-1933

    I test flew a Pietenpol Air Camper years ago. It was powered by a Model A Ford engine. All I can say is, much has been learned about airplane design since the Pietenpol was designed. That engine was putting out more than its rated 40 hp. That part worked well.
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    Leather Jackets

    I have one, but hardly ever wear it anymore. It is very heavy for a piece of clothing. A couple of years ago I was flying a Navy N3N. It took one flight in cold weather to get that jacket back on me. When you're in the rear cockpit, the downwash from the top wing goes right down the back of...
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    How old are you?

    69 I've been an airport bum since age 13. The first real live airplane I sat in was a BT-13 that was owned by a vocational school that had an aircraft mechanic program. That lit the fire. I learned to fly and soloed in a Cessna 120 in 1957. I financed flying lessons with a newspaper route...
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