Shop \ Hangar and Toys.
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uniballer
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How do you get the planes in your yard? Runway in back?
How do you get the planes in your yard? Runway in back?
Wingnut65
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Great place you have there, skyking. I sure envy having your planes so close to the house. My wife says only after the kids are grown... So I keep dreaming.
My dad had a straight tail 172 for many years. Yours looks like you have fun with it!
My dad had a straight tail 172 for many years. Yours looks like you have fun with it!
chevyguy377
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I like your collection.
rburke65
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Love the looks of the plane......I have no knowledge of it.....I just like the looks!
JohnK007
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Is that an Aircoupe in the backyard? My buddy is a private pilot and thinks the Aircoupe was the neatest thing since they put elastic in underwear. He said you couldn't put it into a spin because the control surfaces were linked together somehow. Please tell us about it.
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It is a 1946 Ercoupe 415 C . You are right,it will stall but not spin.It has no rudders.The rigging of the controls inhibits uncoordinated flight. I painted mine in desert camo.I fly it to many airshows and fly-ins .People get a kick out of it because it is so unusual.
I to like elastic in my underwear. LOL
I to like elastic in my underwear. LOL
EZ-GO golf cart, is there by chance a small sticker on the body that says "Sweitzers" ?
I believe if you flip the seat up, you'll see it.
I believe if you flip the seat up, you'll see it.
Jmatlock88
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Lookin' good, neighbor
Couple pics of skyking flying the Ercoupe...
Couple pics of skyking flying the Ercoupe...
Hpozzuoli
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Skyking-you have a beautiful set up. Everything from the hanger to the John Deere on that trailer. I have always wanted to go for a plane ride in a small Cessna type plane. Those views are priceless and I am sure it is so peaceful up there.
I have been on normal airliners and some smaller jets. You still feel enclosed and removed from what is happening outside. Just to see the landscape from a different perspective is unbelievable.
How much actual traveling do you do with your plane? Is it possible to go to Florida and then say Maine, then back home for a week long vacation? I think it's super cool to have a plane, but I would like to know more about how you use it and where you can go.
I have been on normal airliners and some smaller jets. You still feel enclosed and removed from what is happening outside. Just to see the landscape from a different perspective is unbelievable.
How much actual traveling do you do with your plane? Is it possible to go to Florida and then say Maine, then back home for a week long vacation? I think it's super cool to have a plane, but I would like to know more about how you use it and where you can go.
mattmus4357
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Man, I'd LOVE to have all of your toys in my backyard! I've got a couple of motorcycles on hand but just sold my plane. The local FBO has an Ercoupe that rents for $85/hr, I may get checked out in that this summer as they look like a blast!
Sunbimmer
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Nice place and toys skyking
Bronson
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What year is the Cessna?
Cool shop!
Cool shop!
Re: Airplane Hangar and Toys.
What a great setup! I was handed
the stick of a 173(?) in level flight.
Managed to not do anything stupid. Always wanted to get my
license but health issues keep me
from passing the physical.
By the way, what does the blower
sitting on your toolbox belong on?
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What a great setup! I was handed
the stick of a 173(?) in level flight.
Managed to not do anything stupid. Always wanted to get my
license but health issues keep me
from passing the physical.
By the way, what does the blower
sitting on your toolbox belong on?
Sent from my SCH-S720C using Tapatalk 2
Thanks guys. 1959 c172. And I had not even seen the overhead pix JMatlock, that is cool. Wasn't that the flour bomb drop. You were in Mikes 172. That was pre Camo days.
The Blower is a vintage V-71 (6-71) Dyer street blower. Rebuilt and pickled ,waiting for the next project. I took it off my 34 ford before I sold it.
The Blower is a vintage V-71 (6-71) Dyer street blower. Rebuilt and pickled ,waiting for the next project. I took it off my 34 ford before I sold it.
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Jmatlock88
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That's correct...good memory! The date was 10/7/12.
Because most people won't be familiar with "flour bombs", let's explain the culture around here...
Scattered around the Tulsa area, there are ~5 airparks. These are "airport neighborhoods" ...places where you can build a home and hangar along a runway. Throughout the year, people at the various airparks hold events such as a brat feed, bean dinner, chicken wings, fly-ins, etc. These are usually for group fundraisers and/or charities. As a fun way to notify your friends at the other airparks about the upcoming event, a group of people from the host airport will fly around and "flour bomb" the other airports. This is just a paper sack filled with flour dropped from a plane. People come out of their houses to watch the planes drop the bombs. It's all in good fun, and the flour/paper disintegrates with the next rain. In the pics above, we're headed northwest to flour bomb Skyhaven Airpark for the Wingding (chicken wings) event.
Because most people won't be familiar with "flour bombs", let's explain the culture around here...
Scattered around the Tulsa area, there are ~5 airparks. These are "airport neighborhoods" ...places where you can build a home and hangar along a runway. Throughout the year, people at the various airparks hold events such as a brat feed, bean dinner, chicken wings, fly-ins, etc. These are usually for group fundraisers and/or charities. As a fun way to notify your friends at the other airparks about the upcoming event, a group of people from the host airport will fly around and "flour bomb" the other airports. This is just a paper sack filled with flour dropped from a plane. People come out of their houses to watch the planes drop the bombs. It's all in good fun, and the flour/paper disintegrates with the next rain. In the pics above, we're headed northwest to flour bomb Skyhaven Airpark for the Wingding (chicken wings) event.
He's a buddy of mine. He's painted a ton of golf cart bodies, mainly EZ-GO like yours. He has shipped shipped them to various states. I just thought it looked like his work.
http://sweitzers.com/Photos/Golf Carts/pages/image/imagepage214.html