NC-43121 Flys Again!

[Forrest Barber]

Re: NC-43121 Flys Again!

My Dad , Al Barber would be proud of her ; I am proud of her; the whole tribe agrees. You have inspired me again , I will get the brand new exhaust on my F-19 tomorrow thru Hexx & High Water. Enjoy !! What a great job...

[Dot_AK]

Re: NC-43121 Flys Again!

Congratulations, Rod! She looks like a real beauty - and you've got the entire summer ahead to enjoy her!

[N-43121]

Re: NC-43121 Flys Again!

I flew her for about 2-1/2 hours yesterday. Although it's been 7-years since I last had her in the air, I did not notice any reduction in cruise speed. The air wasn't real stable yesterday, so I didn't try to get accurate numbers ... but I know I'll still out-cruise a cub anyday. And yes, Alaska Bushwheel has the STC for the tires and the tailwheel.

Hope to get out and play quite a bit this week. Should be able to get some numbers nailed down on cruise, etc.

Blue skies,

Rod

Update on airspeed. I was able to find some nice stable air to check airspeed. It turns out that my brand-new airspeed indicator isn't reading correctly -- it's reading high. Using GPS and making multiple runs into the wind and then downwind, I find that I am cruising right at 90 mph. This is at 2300 rpm, 1200 ft, and about 40-degrees outside. It's been seven years, but if I remember correctly, I was cruising about 93 to 95 back then. So ... I think I lost about 3-5 mph going from 8:50s to the 20-inch Bushwheel Airstreaks. I think it's a fair trade off though ... the big tires are fun in the rough!

Rod

[N-43121]

Re: NC-43121 Flys Again!

I forgot to mention; the guys who did the work for me (Crosswinds STOL) have a booth at the Alaska Airmen's Association Aviation Trade Show next weekend in Anchorage. They got a spot reserved just outside the FedEx hangar and NC-43121 will be on static display. For those in Alaska, swing by and take a look at the workmanship ... Charly and Mike do great work!

I will also have her down at the Valdez Fly-In and Airshow the following weekend.

Rod

[akndrifter]

Re: NC-43121 Flys Again!

When I went from 6.00s to 26s I noticed I could do wheel landings when I used to hit tail first. Plus rolling it on is a lot easier too.