My friend Pat Stewart builder of 3 RVs, a RV8, RV8a, RV10a, needed his J3 Cub moved from Dotham, AL to Hicks, T67 Fort Worth, TX.
Roy Geer, CFI and RV8 pilot of Falcon Flight, was avialiable to help.
The stars and weather lined up for Roy and I to head to Dotham to bring back the Cub.
Paul Rose RV9a builder offered his 'RV Hotel' and we took him up on that. We had fun visiting his nearly finished RV9 project. We met back in 2006 when he was in Fort Worth on business. He has a shop to die for!!! Mill, lathe,and other machines that I need!!!// want. Steaks beer and wine made for a fun night of talking RVs an airplanes. Paul is living large, he, like me, has a back up airplane, an Arrow, every one needs a back up.
Roy and I flew my Cessna 180J out to get Pats Cub. We got out there in about 8 hours. The trip back was a new experience. Pats Cub has a modified C85-12 with a 0-200 crank making 97hp. But it has the standard 12 gallon fuse tank. We made 50nm to 120nm legs back to Fort Worth.
It was fun flying 'with the Cub'. My C180 flys 80kn at 15" and 2300RPM with 2 notches of flaps. The Cub made 72 kn , so I could not really go that slow. The fun was stopping every hour or 2... We met a lot of folks and saw some good country.
The Cherry in this trip was CF Rusty Williams airport!!!! We lucked out big time. The airport has a new manager Randi Walding. What a breath of fresh air! Super friendly and welcoming. We loved her. The airport 3F3 has been repaved, new hangers built and had $3.60 fuel!! thats right!! $3.60/. Randi had some new hangers that were not rented yet and let us hanger our airplanes for free!
The FBO has been re modled and has two sleeping rooms with bunk beds. Yes we had free overnight rooms and a New Ford Excrusion to drive to supper. We had to wait out a front with rain and thunder, so over night was a must.
This was a different kind of trip for me, opend up some new ideas and and horizions, I might start planning 90nm legs on purpose?
Thanks!!! Pat for letting me help deliver your Cub home and Roy for doing the cub flying, Paul and Riba for the fellowship and great hospilatity and RV visit. I will be back to your place sometime soon.
I usualy get Roy Geer to do the delivery inquires I get, but this was a unique and fun oppertunity. We, I, got to include my C180 and leave out an unpleasent Airline trip oneway. A bonus.
Thanks Pat Stewart!!
Roy Geer, CFI and RV8 pilot of Falcon Flight, was avialiable to help.
The stars and weather lined up for Roy and I to head to Dotham to bring back the Cub.
Paul Rose RV9a builder offered his 'RV Hotel' and we took him up on that. We had fun visiting his nearly finished RV9 project. We met back in 2006 when he was in Fort Worth on business. He has a shop to die for!!! Mill, lathe,and other machines that I need!!!// want. Steaks beer and wine made for a fun night of talking RVs an airplanes. Paul is living large, he, like me, has a back up airplane, an Arrow, every one needs a back up.
Roy and I flew my Cessna 180J out to get Pats Cub. We got out there in about 8 hours. The trip back was a new experience. Pats Cub has a modified C85-12 with a 0-200 crank making 97hp. But it has the standard 12 gallon fuse tank. We made 50nm to 120nm legs back to Fort Worth.
It was fun flying 'with the Cub'. My C180 flys 80kn at 15" and 2300RPM with 2 notches of flaps. The Cub made 72 kn , so I could not really go that slow. The fun was stopping every hour or 2... We met a lot of folks and saw some good country.
The Cherry in this trip was CF Rusty Williams airport!!!! We lucked out big time. The airport has a new manager Randi Walding. What a breath of fresh air! Super friendly and welcoming. We loved her. The airport 3F3 has been repaved, new hangers built and had $3.60 fuel!! thats right!! $3.60/. Randi had some new hangers that were not rented yet and let us hanger our airplanes for free!
The FBO has been re modled and has two sleeping rooms with bunk beds. Yes we had free overnight rooms and a New Ford Excrusion to drive to supper. We had to wait out a front with rain and thunder, so over night was a must.
This was a different kind of trip for me, opend up some new ideas and and horizions, I might start planning 90nm legs on purpose?
Thanks!!! Pat for letting me help deliver your Cub home and Roy for doing the cub flying, Paul and Riba for the fellowship and great hospilatity and RV visit. I will be back to your place sometime soon.
I usualy get Roy Geer to do the delivery inquires I get, but this was a unique and fun oppertunity. We, I, got to include my C180 and leave out an unpleasent Airline trip oneway. A bonus.
Thanks Pat Stewart!!
