1966 Cessna 172G - N3650L

1946 Aeronca Chief 11-AC - N85871

      There were 3 of us that shared ownership and  flying of our airplanes.

       Doug Ferguson and Rod Sabacky bought the Aeronca and I then purchased a 1/3 share of it.

        Doug Rod and I were friends and flew R/C planes together, so, sharing, flying and working on the planes was never a problem for us.  It also helped cut down the cost of owning an airplane.  

       We had the Aeronca Chief first and later purchased a Grumman American TR-2.

       The Aeronca was very forgiving in the air with gentle stalls.  It did require rudder aileron coordination though and landings in the wind would scare you half to death. 

This is me "Keith" with my Giles G-202 model.

It didn't have an electrical system. "No lights, radio or electric starter"  It only cruised about 80 MPH with a 65 HP Continental engine when we got it, but after we recovered the wing and repainted the plane it cruised at about 85 MPH.  We think that the paint filled the weave in the material and made the air flow more smoothly. 

       It was a 2 passenger side by side.  The Aeronca Champ was just like it but with tandem seating.  The Champ handled better on the ground because the side by side seating, in the Chief made the fuselage wider and interfered with the air flow over the rudder when the tail was down.

1946 Aeronca Chief 11-AC - New Paintjob

       The fabric on the top of the wing did not pass the annual inspection, so we recovered it with Ceconite and repainted the plane with a dark blue sunburst on the top and bottom of both the wing and the stab.

       We also reworked the interior with super light weight carpet on the floor and a padded leather instrument panel.

       It took a lot of work but made it more fun to fly with everything looking much better.

       Current owner is listed as:  Joseph Kaspar - 3861 Lyceum Ave - Los Angeles County - Los Angeles - California 10/12/1999 - 11AC-261 -

FAA Registry N-Number Inquiries

1971 Grumman American TR-2 AA-1A - N6309L

1948 Tempco Swift

       This is Jerry Adam's Tempco Swift with an 85 HP engine.  It has been modified to a Super Swift with a Continental 10360 210 HP engine and a controllable pitch prop.

       It now cruises at 175 MPH+ with a red line of 225 MPH.  The auto-pilot is coupled to the GPS.

       Another modification include speed cowling, P-51 style wheel doors, with small tires.

       The fuselage, tail feathers and center section of the wing were re-skinned and the wing slots covered.

       Jerry is also building a Vans RV-3 airplane in his basement.  I have not had an update for several years, so maybe he has finished it by now.

Piper Tri-Pacer

       Paul Edmund's Tri-Pacer;  

       Paul is a great guy.  He once took a part off the carburetor on his pattern plane, so I could get my plane to run and I was flying in competition against him.  Then he had to put his carburetor back together and adjust it before he could fly the next round.

1966 Cessna 172G - N6037F

       Dave owned this plane from May, 1990 to February 2001.

       He and his wife traveled all over the Eastern US in this plane, ranging from the northern tip of Maine to near Miami Florida, to southern Texas to Central Montana. 

       Dave put 1000 hours or about 150,000 miles on this airplane during this period.  The plane cruised at about 165 MPH.  It was well equipped with electronics that included dual Navigation and Communication radios, LORAN, GPS, DME, ADF and autopilot.

The Instrument Panel

       This is the instrument panel of Dave's airplane.

       It has a Continental I0-470 Series engine

        Current owner is listed as:  Barry McCatty - 18530 W 3000 N Rd Lot 122 - Reddick - Kankakee County - Illinois - FFA Registry N-Number Inquires