Talk about learning something every flight. I just bought a Jabiru J160
aircraft in partnership with Dave, a 65 year old ex-ag
pilot/instructor(15000 hours) who has not flown much in the last 20 years
(only about 8 hours). We went for our first joint cross country flight last
Saturday and I
Something I will never forget as long as I live, when I made my first solo
flight, I was scared stiff, until the wheels left the ground. Once the wheels
left the ground I knew in my heart I HAD to land that airplane, no jitters,
nothing, just me and the O-200 purrin along. I went around the
To all my furry flying friends:
Just a progress update for all of you. Today I passed my pre-solo
written test. I did very well . It even surprised me. It took a great
deal of study time, but it is another confidence builder, and milestone
on the way. My CFI Andy seems to be pleased also.
About KR/Corvair flight. I have now flown 22.8 hours on my new engine rebuild
and new fifth bearing install. My confidence level in this engine has soared
through the clouds. Really, I was just up there before sunset skimming the
clouds at 6000' on top and enjoying one of the most beautiful
Hello All,
I had used this group to locate the airframe that my dad (Ron Freiberger)
had sold, and was suprised to get a couple of responses, one from the guy
that bought it the other from the current owner. I sent a email out to the
current owner but feel that it may have not made it to him, as
Dan you could weigh your plane lift the engine and weight the plane again, the
difference is the weight of your engine.
Mike Turner
Edgewood NM
- Original Message -
From: da...@windstream.net
To: KRnet
Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 11:29 AM
Subject: KR> Getting All Up Engine
On 6/22/2009 1:29 PM, da...@windstream.net wrote:
> I want to get the weight of my engine as it sits on the mount, less the prop.
I weighed my Subaru installation for my Sportsman by using a set of
aircraft scales. If you have any in your area that you can borrow, that
might be another
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