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Ercoupers; My name is Tim Briggs and I live in San Diego, California. I'm in the process of buying my first aircraft - a 1950 Ercoupe 415G. I found it for sale up in Las Vegas. It's owner restored it over a 2 year period (it was his second Ercoupe restoration) and he did a fantastic job. The plane looks, feels, smells and flys like brand new. His restoration was well documented with photos and his log. The plane was a basketcase he found lying around some airport near Las Vegas. If all goes well, I'll pick her up on January 3rd and fly her to her new home at Brown Field here in San Diego. If you'd like to see it, here is a link: www.rampratrichard.com I took her up for a test flight about a week ago and it was a blast. It is a fun, fun plane to fly. I like the feel of the airplane and balance of the controls. I did some figure 8's and it really turns on a dime. This one has a Continental O-200 and a Sensenich metal prop with only 60 hrs SMOH. It climbed out at nearly 700FPM with half fuel and the two of us on board. It was indicating almost 120MPH flat out at 3,500. I do have some questions I was hoping someone out there could answer. 1. Is there an A&P or experienced owner in the Las Vegas area that you would recommend for a pre-buy inspection? 2. Is there a CFI in Las Vegas with Ercoupe experience? My insurance company wants me to get 1 hour of instruction in the plane. Obviously, I'd prefer someone with experience. That's it for now. I look forward to hearing from you. Tim ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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