Christmas Flight In The 46 Navion

[oldskydog]

Remember this?:eek

http://www.348-409.com/forum/index.php?threads/my-latest-project.17036/

Just to prove that I fixed it and it really does fly, here's a vid of My Kiwi daughter in law flying the 46 Navion. She was the only one brave enough to fly with me.
This was done with my nifty new Contour helmet cam.
Now if I can just get the T-28 done, there'll be more video.

http://youtu.be/-iF-C3MreEA

 

[64ss409]

That was great! I enjoyed the flight.

 

[Dick MacKenzie]

Very Cool Cecil! Loved it!!

 

[roger gunter]

Cecil
you DA man

congratulation on the flight

 

[jim_ss409]

Way to go!
Nice sounding engine.

 

[Ronnie Russell]

Cecil, I don't know the first thing about airplanes but , man!!, that was damn cool !!!! Thanks, I enjoyed every second of the video.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

Now that's the way to go at Year's End!

Very cool. And what a brave lady to accompany you .

Have a Great 2013!

TomK

P.S. Want to know more about this aircraft? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Navion

 

[62impala409]

Cecil, thanks for the great video. It brought back a lot of fond flying memories for me. I worked in general aviation for 10 years back in the 70's and spent time maintaining a '46 Navion that was based on our field. You apparently did a good job on that old Continental motor. Leo

 

[oldskydog]

My DIL is a great gal. She was a wildlands firefighter in Utah, a licensed pilot, but now works as the Emergency Preparedness coordinator for a Hospital in Salt Lake. Unfortunately, she will never fly legally again because of her MS so she can fly with me anytime even if she is a KIWI.
My son is a wuss when it comes to flying. He will go down the mountain on a stupid snowboard at 90 mph, but doesn't like flying. Go figure.

 

[Last 60]

THANKS Cecil. I very much enjoyed the ride, and I didn't even get sick!! I was in a six passenger Cherokee in '66, puked on the way up and on the way down. Figured I wasn't meant to fly, but planes still amaze me.

Lonnie

 

[real61ss]

Hey Cecil,
Thanks for posting that, I enjoyed the ride also.

 

[Tom Kochtanek]

Does "KIWI" mean "flightless bird" or is she from New Zealand (or both -- or something else)?

Best,
TomK

 

[1958 delivery]

There he goes

 

[tripower]

Cecil, That was great... I loved every minute. Good job...

 

[oldskydog]

Does "KIWI" mean "flightless bird" or is she from New Zealand (or both -- or something else)?

Best,
TomK

She's from NZ. Talks funny, like Gav and Grub.

 

[Phil Reed]

Congratulations Cecil!!!!!! Great job!!!!
I noticed in the video................if you changed out your crank pulley for a larger one...............your prop would spin faster and you could go faster!!~!!!! Right??????
I'd ride with you anytime!!!! In fact...........maybe this summer...Candy and I could ride the bikes out and you could take me for a ride. Then, after we landed, I would take you for a ride also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or...................maybe I would ride out to Phoenix and I could ride with you to Thompson in June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The race track is long enough..............you could just land there and we'd park you in the 348-409 group!!!!! Maybe you could do a couple of touch and gos for the before the Saturday race program!!!! Or..........stage a 409 race car and have you do a fly-by and see if the 409 could beat you down the track!!!! The possibilities are endless!!!!!!

 

[oldskydog]

Congratulations Cecil!!!!!! Great job!!!!
I noticed in the video................if you changed out our crank pulley for a larger one...............your prop would spin faster and you could go faster!!~!!!! Right??????
I'd ride with you anytime!!!! In fact...........maybe this summer...Candy and I could ride the bikes out and you could take me for a ride. Then, after we landed, I would take you for a ride also!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Or...................maybe I would ride out to Phoenix and I could ride with you to Thompson in June!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The race track is long enough..............you could just land there and we'd park you in the 348-409 group!!!!! Maybe you could do a couple of touch and gos for the before the Saturday race program!!!! Or..........stage a 409 race car and have you do a fly-by and see if the 409 could beat you down the track!!!! The possibilities are endless!!!!!!

OK

 

[62impala409]

Cecil, I go to breakfast with some retired airline guys and several are busy restoring the L-17 military version of the Navion at the St Paul, MN airport. A non profit group in MN acquired the plane from an estate in Florida. They disassembled it several months ago and shipped it up here. Last flown 5 years ago and will get a full restoration. Leo

 

[oldskydog]

Cecil, I go to breakfast with some retired airline guys and several are busy restoring the L-17 military version of the Navion at the St Paul, MN airport. A non profit group in MN acquired the plane from an estate in Florida. They disassembled it several months ago and shipped it up here. Last flown 5 years ago and will get a full restoration. Leo

Great. They should all be restored.

 

[LMBRJQ 60]

She's from NZ. Talks funny, like Gav and Grub.

Come on Cecil, its you guys that talk funny just ask your DIL
Real neat video, i enjoyed it a lot

PS Grub is from Australia (they talk real funny over there)
Steve