A Luscombe will outrun a Sedan. But the Sedan carries four people. I joined a flying club with some Cessnas and whatnot, so no real need to buy anything just yet.
On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 1:53 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Luscombe, doc, you need a Luscombe. > > Something you can fly that will arrive after a car driven the same route. > > -D > > > On Sep 25, 2020, at 4:49 PM, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Well, that's one part of the wing that will not need rebuilding at least. > > > > More than one person has told me to buy a 180hp Stinson. That and Aeronca > > sedans. > > > > On Fri, Sep 25, 2020, 9:24 AM G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com > > > > wrote: > > > >> Dying is not on my bucket list...tyvm... However, I have a long history > of > >> cheating death. > >> > >> Wing spars on the 108 Stinsons are extruded aluminium and with holes in > the > >> fabric or not, corrosion inspection is part of every annual inspection > for > >> the wing spars.... Replacement new spars are not obtainable $$$. > >> > >> On Fri, Sep 25, 2020 at 9:00 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >>> If you fly home in it, what's the worst that can go wrong, you die > doing > >>> what you loved? > >>> > >>> Mitch. > >>> > >>> On 2020-09-25 11:51, Karl Wittnebel via Mercedes wrote: > >>>> Ad neglected to mention the wing spar is wood. Imagine it is in great > >>>> shape > >>>> sitting out in the rain with holes in the fabric. > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >>> > >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >>> > >>> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
