HOWDY FROM TEXAS

[Niri Tawa]

Hi folks, My name is Sabrina, I'm 66, retired army pilot, and have been flying since I was 14, (1964). I currently own and fly a 1940 Taylorcraft BC65, a 1946 Cessna 140, an Avenger ultralight, a Weedhopper ultralight, and am restoring an HM 293 Flying Flea. I just bought an X-Air model F from a friend of mine yesterday, and will go pick it up once the snow melts in Indiana, where he lives. The X-Air is powered by a blue top 582, and any info or pilots reports that you have I would appreciate.

 

Brie

 

 

[fly_tornado]

Hi!

 

Nice collection, I'm sure you'll love the X-Air

 

 

[Kyle Communications]

Wow that is a eclectic collection of flying machines you have there. You must be on a farm to be able to hangar that many aircraft with your own strip. If not then it would be expensive to house all of those beauties. Do you have any pictures or video you can post here?

 

 

[Niri Tawa]

 

Wow that is a eclectic collection of flying machines you have there. You must be on a farm to be able to hangar that many aircraft with your own strip. If not then it would be expensive to house all of those beauties. Do you have any pictures or video you can post here?

Sure do, I'll load up a few.

 

 

 

 

 

[facthunter]

A magnificent man in his flying machines. Impressive Nev

 

 

[microman]

I fear you may have misread Niri Tawa's gender Nev? Never mind - I'm sure she will forgive you. You are right about the collection of different machines though - obviously a real enthusiast.

 

 

[billwoodmason]

Sabrina, it seems you've got the bug bad - welcome to the forum. Good luck with your collection of aircraft.

 

 

[kaz3g]

G'day Sabrina

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Love the Taylorcraft. There are very few of them here as most variants imported to Australia are the English Austers.

 

Which model is yours, please, and which engine do you have installed?

 

Cheers

 

Kaz

 

 

[Niri Tawa]

G'day SabrinaWelcome to the forum.

 

Love the Taylorcraft. There are very few of them here as most variants imported to Australia are the English Austers.

 

Which model is yours, please, and which engine do you have installed?

 

Cheers

 

Kaz

Mine is a 1940 BC65 with an A-65, that has had the FAA approved A-75 mods done to it.

 

 

[Niri Tawa]

Thanks, guys, and yes, I forgive facthunter.

 

 

[kaz3g]

 

Mine is a 1940 BC65 with an A-65, that has had the FAA approved A-75 mods done to it.

Nice! I'm guessing you cruise close to 100 mph with that low drag wing and the extra power?

 

I have an Auster J5D with an 0-320 160 HP in it but originally built for the RAF with an 0-290. It's a lot draggier than yours but it probably stalls quite a bit slower at around 30 mph. I plan a TAS of 115 mph.

 

Here it is at an air show at the Point Cook RAAF base which is the oldest in Australia and one of the first in the world.

 

Regards

 

Kaz

 

 

 

[Niri Tawa]

[ATTACH=full]41521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]41522[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41521[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]41522[/ATTACH]Nice! I'm guessing you cruise close to 100 mph with that low drag wing and the extra power?

 

I have an Auster J5D with an 0-320 160 HP in it but originally built for the RAF with an 0-290. It's a lot draggier than yours but it probably stalls quite a bit slower at around 30 mph. I plan a TAS of 115 mph.

 

Here it is at an air show at the Point Cook RAAF base which is the oldest in Australia and one of the first in the world.

 

Regards

 

Kaz

For reasons of fuel economy, I cruise at 95 indicated, turning 2050 RPM. If I'm in a hurry, I will fly at 107 indicated. The Austers are cool aircraft. Your plane looks really nice.

 

 

[old man emu]

I forgive facthunter.

First Rule of Recreationalflying dot com:

 

Never forgive Facthunter.

 

OME

 

 

[Robbo]

Welcome

 

 

[facthunter]

It was meant to relate to the "Magnificent men and their flying machines". OME is right though. No forgiveness here. There a veritable horde ready to pounce at the first wrong move. Not a good thing but we're working on it. I thought I'd said welcome already, but I'll do it now. WELCOME. Nev

 

 

[Geoff13]

First Rule of Recreationalflying dot com:Never forgive Facthunter.

OME

I was thinking the same thing, with a user name like facthunter, one would think he would get it right every time.

 

 

[facthunter]

You read that wrong. Hunting facts is a never ending process. If I had them all I would be something entirely different. Nev

 

 

[old man emu]

Under the wide and starry sky

 

Dig the grave and let me lie.

 

Glad did I live and gladly die,

 

And I laid me down with a will.

 

This be the verse you grave for me;

 

"Here he lies where he longed to be,

 

Home is the sailor, home from sea,

 

And the hunter home from the hill."

 

Robert Louis Stevenson