Come Fly with Me

[John Bowman]

http://www.nhiti.org/index.php?pr=Airplane

My neighbor took me up this morning. What a great day.

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

John, Is that a crack in the aft nose wheel landing gear strut? looks like the bolt holding on the propeller was installed backwards. How many hours on that airframe? Did you get a good look at the maintenance log before you got in? Those look like possible early stress fractures around the wing root. In an aircraft that small you need to keep a sharp eye out for pelicans, geese and great blue herons. Not to worry too much though. Those cherokee 140's suffer most of their bird strikes from behind.

[John Bowman]

Kenton,

No cracks, no nothing. Plane has a great "Bill of Health". NYS has very stringent inspection/maintenance requirements all during the year for small aircraft. I do understand your concerns. Before each flight the craft is visually inspected for even the slightest wrinkle and it also requires a thorough checklist through the GPS system before you can start it.

[Peter C. Russell]

Anyone know where I could find an old wood prop.?

[John Bowman]

Pete,

I'll check around. Just hung one as a wall decoration (not my home) last year.

Don't get your hopes up too high though. Took them quire awhile to locate one.

[Leonard E. Ungar]

Try E-Bay

[Peter C. Russell]

Thanks for the help.

[Barry Adair]

Originally Posted by prussell

Anyone know where I could find an old wood prop.?

http://www.woodenpropeller.com/

or search wooden propellers, numerous sites available

[dhelm]

Peter, Why don't you just carve one?

[Kenton H. Shepard, CMI]

Originally Posted by jbowman

Kenton,

No cracks, no nothing. Plane has a great "Bill of Health". NYS has very stringent inspection/maintenance requirements all during the year for small aircraft. I do understand your concerns. Before each flight the craft is visually inspected for even the slightest wrinkle and it also requires a thorough checklist through the GPS system before you can start it.

Just kidding John. It looks like a lot of fun, although flying small planes can be a tricky business here where the runways is at over 5000 ft. elevation. Still it looks like would offer a great feeling of freedom.

[John Bowman]

Originally Posted by kshepard

Just kidding John. It looks like a lot of fun, although flying small planes can be a tricky business here where the runways is at over 5000 ft. elevation. Still it looks like would offer a great feeling of freedom.

Aren't most of the engines "turbo" in the colorado area. Heck, they can run em on regular gas up here.

[Larry D. Kage]

Some family members have planes and I enjoy it every time we go up.

A buddy took us up west of Billings, Montana a few years back. Flying amongst the mountains was quite enjoyable and tricky too, I understand.

[Jay Schwartz]

If any of you are interested in a metal prop, I have an overhauled fresh out of the box. Only $3500. It includes shipping!

Mounts on an O-200A Continental.

[Jay Schwartz]

Flew in a Cherokee 140 first time at the age of 4. Sat in the back seat. Snacked on candy the entire time.

[Peter C. Russell]

Originally Posted by dhelm

Peter, Why don't you just carve one?

I would but it just wouldn't be the same, an old wood prop. is like a piece of art. I see one down the street from me, it's about 6-8 feet long and it's mounted to the gable end of the garage.

It's very interesting and every time I drive by I cringed that it's out in the weather and not inside hanging on a wall.