MichaelHale

註冊時間：	8年之前
最後連線時間	27天之前
語言	English (USA)

What's the tank on the bottom for? Fuel or water?
Written on 2020年 07月 24日

Both my parents and one grandfather flew, so my first ride was in an Ercoupe in 1948, then they traded up to a Navion. Mother raced it in Powder Puff Derby cross-country in late 40’s and let me “fly” it for about 5 minutes until I asked if it were okay to barrel roll it. Good times.
Written on 2020年 07月 17日

My parents had an Ercoupe just after WW2 in San Diego; both flew. Within a few years, they up-sized to a 4-passenger Navion. Ercoupe was fun to fly in, but really slow.

After they upgraded to the Navion, my mother flew in the Powder Puff Derby transcontinental race (unknown to both, one of the competitors was a woman who would become my third stepmother many years later. She had been a bomber ferry pilot during WW2.)
Written on 2019年 05月 04日

Leander - the 747 isn't a great plane? It has been around for a long time.
Written on 2019年 02月 16日

Note the N number on the engine nacelle. It is N114QS, not N104QS. Both areBombardier Global 5000's, but 114 flies mostly on the West Coast, per flight tracker.
Written on 2019年 02月 16日

I thought the plane name was Ercoupe? My parents had one just after WWII.
Written on 2019年 02月 16日

The is the first airplane type my parents bought just after WW2 in San Diego. I had a few flights in it before they upgraded to a Navion that would carry the whole family. Cute plane.
Written on 2018年 11月 23日