mtsmiths Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Well, we done it. The Pretty One and I are proud owners (along with our daughter and son-in-law) of ten view acres and a house/shop/studio in Port Ludlow, WA. I guess that's makes us penninsulites. The property is divided into six lots, and we will probably do a boundary line adjustment and then build a retirement mainland home base on one combined lot. Not condusive to off roading, however. We'll be out for a short Christmas visit, but prolly won't have any time for FtF'es. Maybe next summer, when we fly out (if I get the dang airplane finished) for the EAA Arlington Fly-In. Anyhow, we're all as excited as kids on Christmas morning to start looking at the land configuration and start designing a new house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 What type of airplane? I am an A&P mechanic so I also love airplanes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 What type of airplane? I am an A&P mechanic so I also love airplanes. DAL-1, Spezio Sport, also called the 'TuHoler' http://www.pilotfriend.com/experimental/9/spezio.htm Mine is slightly different, the builder eliminated the razorback turtledeck, it has a tendancy to blank the rudder in a slip. I have a drop headrest and a vertical fin like a Ryan STA. Power on my machine is a Lyc 0290D. I am in process of doing some rebuild and upgrade work, as my ship is twenty-five years old, but since it came from Tucson, AZ, and was always hangared, it's in good shape. I'm redoing the gear, adding electrics, repainting and shifting the W&B aft (mostly by eliminating the metal prop and getting a wood one). Know anyone who needs a perfect Sensenich 72/58? It's been inspected and yellow tagged, and they can have it certified repainted, or mirror polished and back only painted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry DeMoss Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Sounds like a fun project.At the time I don't know anyone who needs a prop but I will keep it in mind.I as well like the wooden prop better.Some say they prefer it for open pit airplanes.(sounds a little different) One kit plane I have wanted to build for some time is a down scaled version: Slepcev Storch. STOL aircraft capable of taking off in 50-60ft.Would be the ultimate bush flying aircraft.I wanted to build it with the subaru EA81 engine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtsmiths Posted December 8, 2005 Author Share Posted December 8, 2005 Slepcev Storch. STOL aircraft capable of taking off in 50-60ft.Would be the ultimate bush flying aircraft.I wanted to build it with the subaru EA81 engine. The new EAA Sport Aviation mag has a listing of several of the LSA qualified sport planes, and ther are now a number of Storch derivitives, not just Slepcev's. I agree, that would be a fun plane, especially painted up likeField Marshall Rommel's ship. My next (especially if we move to WA) is an EA-8T powered SeaRey. I would also like to build an Erkanoplan for the sound, whoo-hoo, 100 mph, ten feet off the water, and it's registered as a BOAT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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