Skycather's not TOO ugly, just needs tailwheel

On Jan 8, 8:53*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 8, 6:48*pm, wrote:
On Jan 8, 3:40 pm, Ricky wrote:

After looking at Skycatcher quite a bit I decided it looks fine,
nice,
not great, just o.k.

My dad was responsible for the "Texas Taildragger" C-150, 152, 172
conversions and I think the Skycatcher would look GREAT with a
tailwheel.
Then again, almost anything looks better with a tailwheel. Those
C-172s had quite a bit of sex appeal with the conventional gear, so
did the 150s-172s.
Then putting the 150 or 180 horses on the nose of the 150s-172s
(another of my dad's conversions & STCs) made them an altogether
different aircraft, a beast akmost...

Skycatcher looks fine, just needs a tailwheel.

Ricky

* * * * * *I would expect that the composite construction woul
d make
it much harder to convert. No hard points and difficult to retrofit
them.
* * * * * *Not many folks building "real" airplanes any more.

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I seem to remember a very nice composit highwing kitplane that had the
option of trike or conventional gear that could be converted in a
matter of hours.

Sounds like the Glastar.

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That's the one. It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Wing.

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Sounds like the Glastar.

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That's the one. It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.


Bertie

On Jan 8, 9:54*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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Sounds like the Glastar.

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That's the one. *It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.

Bertie

Great article on it in PM's Cotober '07 issue.

Wil

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On Jan 8, 9:54*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in news:bb1c9f98-c895-407d-8670-
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Sounds like the Glastar.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

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That's the one. *It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.

Bertie

Great article on it in PM's Cotober '07 issue.

PM? Practical mechanics?

Not my cup of tea, though If I wanted a good solid airplane to get around
in I wouldn't throw it out of bed for eating crackers.



Bertie

On Jan 8, 10:04*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in news:be77d163-9a42-40ce-a12d-
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On Jan 8, 9:54*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in news:bb1c9f98-c895-407d-8670-
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Sounds like the Glastar.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

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That's the one. *It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.

Bertie

Great article on it in PM's Cotober '07 issue.

PM? Practical mechanics?

Not my cup of tea, though If I wanted a good solid airplane to get around
in I wouldn't throw it out of bed for eating crackers.

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Popular Mechanics. The author helped a buyer build his Glastar at the
factory finishing center. Then they went camping with it.

Wil

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On Jan 8, 10:04*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 8, 9:54*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in
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Sounds like the Glastar.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

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That's the one. *It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.

Bertie

Great article on it in PM's Cotober '07 issue.

PM? Practical mechanics?

Not my cup of tea, though If I wanted a good solid airplane to get
around in I wouldn't throw it out of bed for eating crackers.

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Popular Mechanics. The author helped a buyer build his Glastar at the
factory finishing center. Then they went camping with it.


Nice. I think if I were to go for an airplane for that mission it would
be a bearhawk or even just an old Pacer.
I like rags.

Bertie

On Jan 8, 10:11*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
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On Jan 8, 10:04*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in
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On Jan 8, 9:54*pm, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
William Hung wrote in
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Sounds like the Glastar.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

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That's the one. *It had aluminum wings and 2+1 seating.

Was supposed to be a pretty good airplane, too. Not cheap though.

Bertie

Great article on it in PM's Cotober '07 issue.

PM? Practical mechanics?

Not my cup of tea, though If I wanted a good solid airplane to get
around in I wouldn't throw it out of bed for eating crackers.

Bertie- Hide quoted text -

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Popular Mechanics. *The author helped a buyer build his Glastar at the
factory finishing center. *Then they went camping with it.

Nice. I think if I were to go for an airplane for that mission it would
be a bearhawk or even just an old Pacer.
I like rags.

Bertie



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CH701 or 801 would be good also, but they're not rags. Surprised you
didn't include the SuperCub or any Cubs.

Wil

On 2008-01-09, Bertie the Bunyip wrote:
[back country camping]
Nice. I think if I were to go for an airplane for that mission it would
be a bearhawk or even just an old Pacer.
I like rags.

An Auster Autocrat upgraded to 160 hp works really well for that too :-)
With no glider in tow, ours gets airborne using very, very little
runway. If the Atlantic wasn't in the way I'd take ours to Idaho for a
bit.

--
From the sunny Isle of Man.
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