Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 20, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 20, 2017 3 minutes ago, Fireball 440 said: Ben I've built over 1000 single engine piston planes and working on jet ASN 28 right now, as well as 10 or so experimental fuselages. Questions during your build ask away. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 There is an old air strip on my lake also, could drop me off some Coors light! The old Covington strip he's the guy who patented the body bag in the Vietnam era. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted August 20, 2017 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, Fireball 440 said: There is an old air strip on my lake also, could drop me off some Coors light! The old Covington strip he's the guy who patented the body bag in the Vietnam era. That's a helluva patent....eeesshh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 10 minutes ago, Fireball 440 said: There is an old air strip on my lake also, could drop me off some Coors light! The old Covington strip he's the guy who patented the body bag in the Vietnam era. Awesome.....I'll have many questions for sure. I'm going to likely go with the largest wheels I can fit under fairings and operate mostly off grass strips. The more I read about guys who fly it seems they are obsessed with traveling around the midwest going to fly-ins and landing on all sorts of private grass strips and flying together etc etc. Pretty tight knit community it seems. Sounds like a freaking good time. I've read completely through a few builders manuals and what concerns me most is getting the plane rigged perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I'm your guy. I install flight controls and rigging on the jets. It's not that bad it's all cables, pulleys, turnbuckles, and jam nuts... and lots of safety wire. Buy a quality smart level and sharpen up your precision measuring skills. You're about to learn a different language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I go to the fly in every year at the Two Harbors airport, went to Air Venture in Oshkosh in 2002. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, Fireball 440 said: I'm your guy. I install flight controls and rigging on the jets. It's not that bad it's all cables, pulleys, turnbuckles, and jam nuts... and lots of safety wire. Buy a quality smart level and sharpen up your precision measuring skills. You're about to learn a different language. Awesome .....hows the jet project going. It was certified and in production? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, Fireball 440 said: I go to the fly in every year at the Two Harbors airport, went to Air Venture in Oshkosh in 2002. I should have went Osh this year but my parents were down here for 2 weeks over that time.......next year for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireball 440 Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, f7ben said: Awesome .....hows the jet project going. It was certified and in production? Certified and in production. Serial #14 delivered 2 weeks ago. I can't talk about specifics but theres some pretty cool celebrities coming through touring the plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 14 minutes ago, Fireball 440 said: Certified and in production. Serial #14 delivered 2 weeks ago. I can't talk about specifics but theres some pretty cool celebrities coming through touring the plant. awesome , wish I had a couple million burning a hole in my pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jammin Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 On 8/18/2017 at 0:48 PM, f7ben said: that is not true and yes , flying is going to be swell Well, RIP and I'll miss you, tremendously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 26 minutes ago, jammin said: Well, RIP and I'll miss you, tremendously. I'll be strafing lake Mildred with my 50 cals ablazin !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bussman Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 5 hours ago, f7ben said: Awesome.....I'll have many questions for sure. I'm going to likely go with the largest wheels I can fit under fairings and operate mostly off grass strips. The more I read about guys who fly it seems they are obsessed with traveling around the midwest going to fly-ins and landing on all sorts of private grass strips and flying together etc etc. Pretty tight knit community it seems. Sounds like a freaking good time. I've read completely through a few builders manuals and what concerns me most is getting the plane rigged perfectly. We have two of those types of runways here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Down the road from my camp.http://sidnaw.org/airport.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Woodtick said: Down the road from my camp.http://sidnaw.org/airport.php Very nice .....if I can make this a reality I will be hitting that up for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 11 minutes ago, bussman said: We have two of those types of runways here. Yup , they are actually all over the place. There is a nice one just about 5 miles south of me. I was looking at google earth yesterday and it looks like they have 2 five or six place t-hangers there also. Would be freakin sweet if I could get a hanger spot at a nice grass strip that close to my house Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 It's open in the winter for planes with skis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Woodtick said: It's open in the winter for planes with skis. Nice ....how far from your place is it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Just now, f7ben said: Nice ....how far from your place is it ? Two hundred yards giver take a foot or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 1 minute ago, Woodtick said: Two hundred yards giver take a foot or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 This guy haunts my place. He missed the cabin by 60' . Nosed dived it into my side yard. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/mi/N975SP/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 damn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 http://barrie.ctvnews.ca/small-plane-crashes-at-muskoka-airport-1.3553574 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2strokemerc Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 41 minutes ago, Woodtick said: Two hundred yards giver take a foot or two. Now you did it, Ben will be stopping in for beers whenever he is dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodtick Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 2 minutes ago, 2strokemerc said: Now you did it, Ben will be stopping in for beers whenever he is dry. His camp is already pretty close to mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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