Sport Pilot Talk

Since this thread is now 3 years dormant, I would like to hear from the Allegro owners and their more recent experiences. It appears to be the ever elusive "good bang for the buck" type of a/c. I found a 2005 with only 105 hours with asking price of $40K. It has the extra wing tanks. Ther...

Since this thread is now 3 years dormant, I would like to hear from the Allegro owners and their more recent experiences. It appears to be the ever elusive "good bang for the buck" type of a/c. I found a 2005 with only 105 hours with asking price of $40K. It has the extra wing tanks. There...

Jack, That is what Dick did. He bought the bare lot and built the hangar while living in his converted diesel bus. Nice 60' X 40' hangar with home built in the rear. When he sold it to Bill and Mary he bought another lot, 5 acre instead of the 2.5 acre and repeated the process but this time going wi...

Hauling custom and collectible cars was a business I owned and operated during my downtime from ocean shipping. I know it might be hard to believe, but my making 3 trips saves over $2000 over a transporter taking my load. I just wish I still had my 3 car hauler instead of my single car enclosed haul...

Thanks for the great post. I am in south florida and have been looking for an affordable airpark home for years. Hopefully I will get there one day. Dave Dave, My post was for folks like you who have spent a lot of time trying to find the least expensive air parks. My search was limited to the 7 we...

Jack, Thank you for taking the time for such a well thought out post and of course I will hook up with Larry Filener, he or his contacts could be pivotal for the next stages of my plans, finding a plane and instruction. When you drew parallels to your friend's situation about the company he worked f...

Congratulations! That is pretty exciting to read. Are those pictures after you moved in or while you wer e looking? I'm new here. I was curious if those were your planes. Enjoy! Sounds like a great find. Pictures are from two days ago when the place was seen for the first time by me and written off...

For those that have researched air park living, the most common price break is the fixer for $300K and it goes up from there. In my research over the last 6 years while I was caring for my dad, I found a number of air parks that are in the price range of the average Joe. Last week I drove to 7 Bays,...

Now I wouldn't consider this 7 second video offensive, but then I've spent considerable time on the beaches along the Med. But just to be safe, I'll just offer the link to the video with an honest disclaimer..... The video was taken with a high resolution camera of the female passenger in the right ...

Sounds like fun. I've taken the T on 1,100 mile one way drives to Arizona when I was running the 383. With a 15 gallon tank it had a 400 mile range. The 427 gets 17 mpg, so range is now around 200 miles per tank. The 383 could only manage a 11.4, so I guess you pay for that 1.7 second faster 1/4 mil...

Yes, I did every weight reduction mod possible for the class I was running at FFW and NMRA (Fun Ford Weekend and National Mustang Racing Association). Me too, use an Odyssey PC680 AGM battery at 15 lbs, no problem spinning the 427. The hood and panels are aluminum, drive shaft carbon and only 13&qu...

sportpilot, you added to your post while I was replying to your text only post.

What a launch, talk about weight transfer.

Did you drive your Stang on the street or strictly strip?

I ran a best of 9.15 @ 150 mph in my 2000 Mustang GT. It was a 281 (2v) stroked to 302 with a Kenne Bell twin screw blower and 100 shot. It made 800 rwhp through a C4 automatic. That's about 1000 hp at the crank. You needed the hp because of your weight. My 427 is a Dart block and built mild for go...

This thread has drifted, but hey, we'll keep it going for rcpilot in hopes he mends and gets back to his lessons and first solo. I've had a number of motorcycles over the years, no accidents but no longer ride. My replacement ride is a 1923 Ford Track-T (my avatar), I like 4 wheels now that I'm in m...

Eric in Bisbee, coppercityaviation.com, is a great instructor and has a bunch of hours training LSA, and even has a CT that he rents. Sonny Weller, at KDVT, trained me in my CT. Great guy, flexible, laid back with experience in many aircraft. Sonnyweller.com Tim Thanks. KDVT is a 75 nm from OAZ2, m...