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Owner maintenance for a certified airplane??? Ron, now I am really jealous!!!! Eliacim Cortes N87071 Quoting Ron Hynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Even though I love Ercoupes, I love my J3 Cub, Especially on Skis or floats, > I also love my Beautiful Piper PA17 Vagabond Cub which gets it's skis on > each Winter. Both are simple simple simple to hand prop. I have had quite a > few folks asking to purchase them. I completely rebuilt the PA17 23 years > ago back in the Montreal area and then flew it out here to Alberta, on a 13 > day Holiday trip. It is still a Beautiful Ceconite fabric LIGHT aircraft. > Hand Proping has always been a "piece of Cake" There certainly is no reason > to object to that method. I would also like to own an Ercoupe that doesn't > have all that extra weight of a heavy battery, starter ang Generater. > A good wood prop is 1/2 the wt. of a metal prop and in an accident, the prop > goes to tooth picks without having to do an engine overhaul afterwards as > would be the case with a metal prop strike. > > Fishing, up in Northern Quebec or Ontario or anywhere in Northern Canada via > a Piper J3 on floats is a wonderful way to go. Hand proping has always been > a comfort for me. I was always confident of a restart. When you are deep in > the bush country, being confident of your aircraft to get you back out is > always Number ONE on your mind. > > Remember what BILL LEAR had said re his LEAR JETS, "IF IT AIN'T INSTALLED, > IT CAN'T GO WRONG". > > THE LIGHTER THE ERCOUPE THE longer THE GLIDE AND THE SLOWER THE GLIDE SPEED. > Remember also that according to physics, damage and injury is a function of > speed. KEEP IT LIGHT. > > Here in Canada we can register our aircraft in what is called "owner > Maintenance " Capable pilots are legal to opt for that classification on > most of the older aircraft. We therefore can do our own maintenance if we > so choose to. This I strongly believe has made for a better and safer fleet > of light aircraft. iT CAN ALSO GENERATE PRIDE IN ONE'S AIRCRAFT, PERSONAL > PRIDE THAT IS PRICELESS. > > Ron Hynes Alberta Canada > > > > > > > > > > ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
