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Old 05-08-2020, 09:45 PM
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First time post. I own a 57 Tri-Pacer with a 500 SMOH 0320, Stratus ADSB, Dual G5's, Garmin GNC 355 and Aerospace Logic Fuel and Voltmeter. It's a 125MPH Plane at 9gph

I am totally enjoying it now but my wife and I really like to travel and that is its primary use. Will want something faster.

I had a thought of building a 9A over the next 2 years while we continue to enjoy the Tri-Pacer and then use the 0320 and avionics for the Vans.

Is this possible/practical?




I would do it in a heartbeat. You won?t regret your decision. You will be pleasantly surprised that 9A could do nearly everything the Pacer does plus more

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Old 05-09-2020, 03:30 AM
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I was 17 yrs and a newly minted pilot in a small town in Kansas. my buy-and-sell uncle bought a 1951 tri-pacer unseen from a farmer in Northern Kansas. my job was to fly it half way to Houston and he would meet me and fly it the remainder. I was the test pilot. the farmer and I pulled the plane out of the barn and brushed the hay from it. I think he gave me a ride since I hadn't flown a tri-pacer before and off I went. I got into some snow and plugged the pitot and air venturi mounted on the side and lost gyro and airspeed. I had a blast. the tri-pacer is one of my fond memories. as for my uncle, he lives North of Houston, is in his 80's now and recently purchased a Canadian experimental and graded a pvt field on his farm, HOGG.

For my Texas friends, my great great Uncle Eliel Melton was quartermaster at the Alamo and died there.

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Old 05-09-2020, 04:37 AM
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The O-320 engine that I put in my RV-6 came out of a TriPacer. It was a conical mount and Van's Aircraft at the time had that available as an option for the engine mount. I think only the dynafocal type II engine mount has been discontinued by Van's Aircraft.
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Old 05-09-2020, 05:05 AM
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The O-320 engine that I put in my RV-6 came out of a TriPacer. It was a conical mount and Van's Aircraft at the time had that available as an option for the engine mount. I think only the dynafocal type II engine mount has been discontinued by Van's Aircraft.
You can order any mount you want, you just have to sign a release because they don't want to get stuck with an oddball mount. There are lots of conical mount engines out there.

However, if you have to overhaul an engine with conical mounts, you can have it converted to a dynafocal mount for a couple of hundred bucks.
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Old 05-09-2020, 08:58 AM
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Great thought on the engine mount. Just because a option is available today doesn’t mean it will be in the future. Divco converted my Dyna II crankcase to Dyna I because Van’s didn’t sell a Dyna II mount for a RV9. Engine was apart so no big deal then and relatively inexpensive at $250. Looks like a nice Tri Pacer, my vote is keep it intact and in great condition and decide later when the new build is ready for engine and instruments. The market then will dictate the best path. My gut feeling is selling the flying Tri Pacer and using the funds is the better way.

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Old 05-09-2020, 10:31 AM
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My $0.02...when the time comes I would use the avionics out of the Tri-Pacer as its not likely that someone would pay a premium on that airplane where you could recoup at least some of that investment. Swap some good used avionics back in it and sell it whole. If it were a Bonanza or Comanche or Mooney or 172 would be a different story because there are buyers looking for those airplanes with upgrades already in place and are willing to pay a premium for it. Probably not true for a Tri-Pacer.
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Old 05-11-2020, 05:33 PM
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I?ve seen your Tripacer before. Don?t know if it was at Lee Bottom or Morraine - second pic? But it?s a nice one.
Thanks Scott. Probably at moraine. I only went to Lee's bottom once but I am out flying from moraine 3 or 4 days a week!
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Old 05-11-2020, 05:35 PM
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I was 17 yrs and a newly minted pilot in a small town in Kansas. my buy-and-sell uncle bought a 1951 tri-pacer unseen from a farmer in Northern Kansas. my job was to fly it half way to Houston and he would meet me and fly it the remainder. I was the test pilot. the farmer and I pulled the plane out of the barn and brushed the hay from it. I think he gave me a ride since I hadn't flown a tri-pacer before and off I went. I got into some snow and plugged the pitot and air venturi mounted on the side and lost gyro and airspeed. I had a blast. the tri-pacer is one of my fond memories. as for my uncle, he lives North of Houston, is in his 80's now and recently purchased a Canadian experimental and graded a pvt field on his farm, HOGG.

For my Texas friends, my great great Uncle Eliel Melton was quartermaster at the Alamo and died there.

Great story!! Would love yo checkout your 9a sometime! Which airport are you at?
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My $0.02...when the time comes I would use the avionics out of the Tri-Pacer as its not likely that someone would pay a premium on that airplane where you could recoup at least some of that investment. Swap some good used avionics back in it and sell it whole. If it were a Bonanza or Comanche or Mooney or 172 would be a different story because there are buyers looking for those airplanes with upgrades already in place and are willing to pay a premium for it. Probably not true for a Tri-Pacer.
Yep, that sounds like a good plan!
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Old 05-12-2020, 05:33 AM
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Great story!! Would love yo checkout your 9a sometime! Which airport are you at?
I'm located at HAO.
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