Hi George, I'm not trying to convince anyone. Most people who don't care for Alons have never owned one or flown one fvery far. They may have went for a ride in one and liked their plane better. If you ask a Luscomb owner which plane is better he says a Luscomb. If you ask a Cessna owner he says Cessna so on and so on. So who cares. gene
G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > Gene, I don't care what you say, you will NEVER convince a die-hard > ERcoupe owner that there is a better airplane out there! Since the Alon won > the short landing contest, the guy that went through the fence just might > still have an airplane today if he was flying the Alon. (I believe the Alon > has more "UP" elevator control.) In any event, I will bet my last dollar > you will not get ONE convert! As for me, I would not own an ERcoupe! > George > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 18:10:55 -0600, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > George the people who put down the Alon have never had one very long. I > got my > > first Alon in 1979 and still have it, and always will. I have had very > little > > trouble with it in all that time. I have one with rudder pedals and one > without. the > > rudders are great for the crosswind take-offs. I'm going to put on the > 30 gal > > tanks soon. How did your extended baggage come out? gene > > > > G/F Alon S/N149 wrote: > > > > > Gene, I have owned an ERcoupe and after flying my Alon, I could not > agree > > > with you more! > > > George Frebert > > > > > > On Mon, 28 Feb 2000 15:49:41 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > > > 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. 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