The Alon Aircoupe with the older gear (not the spring gear) with rudder pedals are the best Aircoupes and best small planes ever built as far as I see it. gene martin
Mark T Daly wrote: > Thanks for the info: > > With so many hours in Ercoupes, which do you prefer... Erco, Fourney, Alon, > etc? Rudder pedals or not? > > Curious, > Mark > 5458F > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > Date: Friday, February 25, 2000 3:35 PM > Subject: RE: [COUPERS] FREE Ercoupe Glider Rides > > V. Childs wrote: > > > Ercoupe Glider Club Member. First time 1977. Fueled plane north of > Rome, Ga > > on cold day, climbed to 3000 msl, motor quit! Tried primer, motor would > run but > > only for a moment, landed in very small field, hit fence post, cartwheeled > > airplane. Plane destroyed. 1946 415-C N94382 SN 1605. FAA said dirt > or > > ice in carb, fuel starvation. Second time 1985. Oil line broke , shot > oil on > > exhaust pipes, cabin filled with smoke. THANK GOD I WAS IN A ERCOUPE! > Opened > > side windows put head outside. I would not have made it if I was in a > Cessna > > or Piper!!! I was only about 4 mi from Clow Airport, Plainfield, IL. > After > > landing I checked the oil. I lost 3 quarts in a VERY short time! This was > a > > forced landing not a glider ride but I wanted you all to know the moment > you > > smell smoke in a Ercoupe open the window and get your head out! Plane: > 1946 > > 415-C N3344H. Third time: 1986: Fuel drain on gas bowl by motor > poped > > out at 1500 mls. The part you push in to drain the gas from the headed > tank > > shot out of the housing. After 40 years of draining the headed tank, the > brass > > tip that holds it in the houseing wore out and it shot out. GAS > EVERYWHERE!!! > > Cork started down!!!! I was about 6 miles from Naper- Aero, Naperville, > > IL. I landed. Turned motor off moment I was on the ground!!!. Jumped > out of > > plane!!! GAS EVERYWHERE. Header tank ran dry. THANK GOD NO FIRE!!! This > was a > > forced landing not a glider ride, but I wanted you all to know about > replacing > > that drain once in a while. Plane: 1946 415-C N2695H. Fourth time: > > 1986: Primer line broke at 2000 msl. GAS running on legs. 10 mi from > Clow > > Airport, Plainfield, IL. Landed. This was a forced landing also. Fifth > time: > > 1988: Took off from small grass strip at Prairie Lake Hunt Club, > Marseilles, > > IL. Got about 100' up, motor quit!!! Put nose down, landed ahead at end > of > > runway. This happened VERY FAST!!! Ran off the end of the runway. No > damage > > to plane. This was the year for record heat in IL! It was over 100 > air temp > > and very windy. But the wind was right down the runway. I got in the > plane > > and took off right away. I did not let it warm up at all. I was very > warm and > > wanted to get going. I think a got VAPOR-LOCK!!! After the FREE glider > > ride!! I gave it a shot of primer, the motor started up and I taxied > back to > > the ramp. I drained all the sumps, ran it on the ground for awhile. It > ran good > > so I took off AGAIN!!! Talk about a scared pilot!!! That was me that > day!!! > > Making the same take off only about a half hour after the Glider ride!! > > Plane: 1965 Alon A-2 N6557Q SN 57 This may sound like a lot of > > mishaps, but I have over 7000 hours of flying Ercoupes all over the > > country. gene martin > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > And other member of the Ercoupe Glider Club. Please fill in Your > facts > > > and > > > return. > > > > > > Starting a list: N-number, Who, When, Where & Why > > > > > > N99371 Warren Hampton 12-29-98 Santa Ysabel, Ca. Broken tapered Shaft > > > > > > Metal Prop. > > > N3802H Ed Burkhead > Ice in > > > fuel bowl > > > > > > N3773H Chuck Rosenfeld > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > > to unsubscribe send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > _____________________________________________________________ > > > Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! > > > http://www.topica.com/topica20 > > __________________________________________________________________________ __ > ____ > To unsubscribe from this list please send > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > _____________________________________________________________ > Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! > http://www.topica.com/topica20 __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] _____________________________________________________________ Want to find the best email lists? Check out the Topica 20! http://www.topica.com/topica20
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