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Wonderful Mustang Bill!! After reading your message below, I thought $1,200.00?!. That could be a down payment on a Ercoupe 415-C, (Sport Pilot version). Then I saw $10,000.00 and I thought WOW, if I knew I was going to spend that much on a model, I would just go ahead and buy "The Real McCoy"! But I also know that when a person starts on a model project it's not their intent to spend that much, it just seems to always turn out that way! I currently have a Powered Parachute (PPC), and when I bought it I though, don't fix it up, just fly it and enjoy it. WRONG! My human nature to have things nice kicked in and I have almost completely rebuilt the thing! It was a little beat up, then neglected, but now she is almost new again (99%). I force myself to ignore the cost and just enjoy every flight! The labor is a true labor of love. I roll her out of it's enclosed trailer, put her in my garage, listen to the radio (Big Band Music), and work on her. One would think it 1944 and the war is on. Well, it's 2006 and there is a war on (of sorts). Anyway, If God willing, I could sell my PPC and use the money to move up to a Ercoupe I would. I've fallen in love with the little Ercoupe airplane. My wife tells me she always knows when I have a love affair with an aircraft, she starts seeing printed info all over the house and it's the only subject of conversation I want to have with her. Then I find one at a local airport of course we have to make a Sunday drive out to "just look". My wife says it's not fair because she does not know how to defend against an airplane. Model or real thing it's all flying and it's all fun! Happy and Safe Landings! Flyin' Bob POWA012 -----Original Message----- From: Ercoupe Hangar Flying [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:00 AM To: Ercoupe Hangar Flying Subject: Digest list: Ercoupe Hangar Flying ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Message list: 1. Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Ercoupe model 2. [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter 3. RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter 4. RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter 5. RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter Messages: From: "Bill Stevick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ght" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Bill Stevick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Ercoupe model I am seeing some interest in the models suddenly. I would like to know who all would want an RC model of their Ercoupe. I might be convinced to build more than one if there is an interest. Before you get excited though you must realize how much an RC scale model costs to build. A ready to fly custom built model will be anywhere from $1200. up depending on size and detail. I bought an Ercoupe because after I added up how much my last model cost and saw I had spent over $10,000. on it I decided to buy a full size plane. If you want to see that model go here http://www.strictlyscale.com/topgunp51.htm Bill Stevick N3139H ----- Original Message ----- From: "ght" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 2:56 PM Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] Ercoupe model > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > > > I am moved to sniff in a most haughty manner at all > > the overgrown little > > boys giggling over their latest toy plane > > fad..except.well..I sort'a > > want one, too. > > > > Dave Winters > > > Dave, > > Here's an overgrown little girl that would like one > too! I am also still wanting the elaborate electric > train set with lots of extras like tunnels bridges, > buildings, trees, switches, etc. > > When I was a kid, the little boys didn't get the fancy > trains either, unless the dad had some big bucks. Even > back then, the big train sets were expensive. Oh well, > one can dream... > > Spook > ======================================================================== ==== == > To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > ---------------------------- From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Cflyin" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter Guys and gals, The ONLY way any editor can make a publication good is through contributions. Yeah, a slick magazine can pay writers but a club magazine just can't. It's up to YOU to send notes, tidbits, stories, articles and pictures to Carolyn for Coupe Capers or to Mitch (webmaster) for ercoupe.org. Their contact information is easily available on http://ercoupe.org <http://ercoupe.org/> When I edited Coupe Capers, I made a point of begging for material. And the members came through. These lists are a fast food kind of sharing. We tend to give good mutual support. But, we don't go much into long, thorough articles. I'd STRONGLY encourage any of you who've learned something to write it up in any way you can and send it in. Mitch, the webmaster, is extremely busy at his day job these days. But, if you send him an e-mail with a relatively complete story, he can easily slap a page up on the website. The same is true for Coupe Capers. If you send it in by e-mail, Carolyn doesn't even need to retype it. A club is a, well, a CLUB! It's got to have members. For what it's worth, Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") ---------------------------- From: "Jerry Eichenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Cflyin" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Jerry Eichenberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter Ed - For what it's worth, the web site is not well organized or user friendly to those of us who aren't computer gurus. For instance, I can't figure out what's on the "For Sale" page - just a bunch of gibberish to me. Jerry E. -----Original Message----- From: Ed Burkhead [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 1:34 PM To: Cflyin Subject: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]---- Guys and gals, The ONLY way any editor can make a publication good is through contributions. Yeah, a slick magazine can pay writers but a club magazine just can't. It's up to YOU to send notes, tidbits, stories, articles and pictures to Carolyn for Coupe Capers or to Mitch (webmaster) for ercoupe.org. Their contact information is easily available on http://ercoupe.org When I edited Coupe Capers, I made a point of begging for material. And the members came through. These lists are a fast food kind of sharing. We tend to give good mutual support. But, we don't go much into long, thorough articles. I'd STRONGLY encourage any of you who've learned something to write it up in any way you can and send it in. Mitch, the webmaster, is extremely busy at his day job these days. But, if you send him an e-mail with a relatively complete story, he can easily slap a page up on the website. The same is true for Coupe Capers. If you send it in by e-mail, Carolyn doesn't even need to retype it. A club is a, well, a CLUB! It's got to have members. For what it's worth, Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") ======================================================================== ==== == To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ---------------------------- From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jerry Eichenberger'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Cflyin" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter Jerry, Wish I could help on the EOC website. I'm somewhat puzzled, though, because I was webmaster when most of the website was developed. Mitch has changed some but I don't think he's changed the majority of it. But I haven't seen the members only section for a couple of years. Since I don't have a Coupe, now, and still can't clear my denied medical, I haven't been an EOC member for a while. Are you talking about the "For Sale" section on http://ercoupe.org <http://ercoupe.org/> or the "For Sale" section on http://ercoupers.com <http://ercoupers.com/> ? Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") ---------------------------- From: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Jerry Eichenberger'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,"Cflyin" <[email protected]> Reply-To: "Ed Burkhead" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: [COUPERS-FLYIN] EOC website and newsletter Jerry was having problems with the "For Sale" section of the website and I asked: * Are you talking about the "For Sale" section on * http://ercoupe.org <http://ercoupe.org/> or the "For Sale" section on * http://ercoupers.com <http://ercoupers.com/> ? Jerry answered: > The latter one - I guess I confused the two. Jerry, That's why I asked - it's an easy confusion. Inside the EOC website, http://ercoupe.org <http://ercoupe.org/> you'll find the current and, I think, past issues of Coupe Capers including the Members Ads. These are in the members only section so you have to sign in and, naturally, be a member. Besides the current ads, the past ads can be really valuable since sometimes a plane doesn't sell when it's advertised. You might get a good deal by calling and checking on those who've advertised in the last half-year. http://ercoupers.com <http://ercoupers.com/> is part of Tom Laird-McConnell's personal Coupe website and it includes a WIKI "For Sale" section. A WIKI page is something that anyone can edit. You can go to http://ercoupers.com <http://ercoupers.com/> and click on the "For Sale" link in the left column then add your own advertisement. If you are new to Wiki, there are instructions on how to edit text. Example: Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ercoupe Right at the moment, there's nothing being advertised on Tom's site. I don't know how many people use Tom's "For Sale" site but I'd encourage anyone to use it. Ed Burkhead http://edburkhead.com ed -at- edburkhead???.com (change -at- to @ and remove "???") ---------------------------- ======================================================================== ====== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ============================================================================== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
