----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- ----- Original Message ----- From: acevernon <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 8:32 AM Subject: Halloween message from overseas
Hi All Watch out for flying broomsticks. I think I have now finished my complete overhaul on my Alon A2A Aircoupe. I last flew it a year ago (actually on 10th November 2000 so maybe the following quote applies. "The least experienced press on while the more experienced pilots turn back to join the most experienced, who never left the ground in the first place" This quote is of course regarding pressing on into bad weather, but quite good. In fact as a last bit of overhaul effort this morning I paint stripped three round wing inspection plates so that I would have spares in case I detected any corrosion around the rivet heads on them , I am going to de-rivet them and renew the rivets to be sure there will be no corrosion after painting. And so "I never left the ground" for a whole year now, this is only because I have often refused a flight with a pal in a Cessna 172, why fly in a 172 when I can work on my Aircoupe, much more pleasure in that I think. I went to the shippers on Monday to check out the cost and logistics of sending the Aircoupe to Oregon, They deliver the container and I get as many days as I wish to load it (I have estimated five days) then it goes by road to the nearest rail depot, by rail to Felixtowe (on our south eastern coast, about 200 miles) then by ship to Montreal followed by a rail trip to Tacoma and road to Puyallup which is where I will re-assemble it ready to fly down to Florence where it will be hangared with another pal who has a magnificent hangar and is a Mooney Cadet owner. Hope it all goes smoothly, it did in 1995 when I shipped my Cadet to Virginia. I am hoping to complete this exercise before Christmas. Best wishes to all and happy Aircoupe/Ercoupe flying. Dave Vernon P.S. All I need now is the decals to complete the job! ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiLm.aVzvvT Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================ ------=extPart_000_0004_01C16209.075C4600--
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