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Greetings,
I've been looking for an open cockpit biplane to have fun with (already own and fly a 172) and was curious what opinions are about owning and flying a Starduster One. Especially with an O-290G to D conversion. How good or bad are their taildragger habits, what to expect from a maintence standpoint (any problems to be aware of), problems with the O-290, etc. I just got my taildragger endorsement (in a Cub and Cessna140), so I'm leery about getting something too hot to handle, part of the point is to build up taildragger experience for the future (when I buy my Nieuport or Fokker replica!) Thanks for any opinions. Ryan |
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On 29 Oct 2006 08:49:34 -0800, wrote:
Greetings, I've been looking for an open cockpit biplane to have fun with (already own and fly a 172) and was curious what opinions are about owning and flying a Starduster One. Especially with an O-290G to D conversion. How good or bad are their taildragger habits, what to expect from a maintence standpoint (any problems to be aware of), problems with the O-290, etc. I just got my taildragger endorsement (in a Cub and Cessna140), so I'm leery about getting something too hot to handle, part of the point is to build up taildragger experience for the future (when I buy my Nieuport or Fokker replica!) Thanks for any opinions. Ryan Ryan: Here are a few pics of a Graham Lee Nieoport under construction in Newport RI. http://neme-s.org/EAA_1363/visit_to_eaa_1363.htm The builder is Frank Nowak. Errol Groff EAA 60159 Instructor, Manufacturing Technology H.H. Ellis Technical High School 613 Upper Maple Street Danielson, CT 06239 New England Model Engineering Society www.neme-s.org |
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"Errol Groff" wrote Here are a few pics of a Graham Lee Nieoport under construction in Newport RI. http://neme-s.org/EAA_1363/visit_to_eaa_1363.htm The builder is Frank Nowak. Nice pictures, but I HATE backgrounds like that. Almost impossible for my middle aged eyes to read. To tell the truth, I usually just skip trying. Not worth it. -- Jim in NC |
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On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:54:52 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote: "Errol Groff" wrote Here are a few pics of a Graham Lee Nieoport under construction in Newport RI. http://neme-s.org/EAA_1363/visit_to_eaa_1363.htm The builder is Frank Nowak. Nice pictures, but I HATE backgrounds like that. Almost impossible for my middle aged eyes to read. To tell the truth, I usually just skip trying. Not worth it. No argument from here but the pictures were taken as the opportunity presented itself. Can't always have nice monochrome backgrounds darn it. I thought I had more pictures of the project taken at Frank's workshop but don't know where they are a t the moment. If I come across them I will add them to the page and post a notice. Errol Groff EAA 60159 |
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On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 23:20:00 GMT, Errol Groff wrote:
On Sun, 29 Oct 2006 20:54:52 -0500, "Morgans" wrote: "Errol Groff" wrote Here are a few pics of a Graham Lee Nieoport under construction in Newport RI. http://neme-s.org/EAA_1363/visit_to_eaa_1363.htm The builder is Frank Nowak. Nice pictures, but I HATE backgrounds like that. Almost impossible for my middle aged eyes to read. To tell the truth, I usually just skip trying. Not worth it. No argument from here but the pictures were taken as the opportunity presented itself. Can't always have nice monochrome backgrounds darn it. Don't think he was referring to the photo background, but to the *web-page* background. The crackled gray wallpaper. Makes it really hard to read the text. Go into the source code and delete the line that says, body background="../images/gray_textured_paper_bg_2.gif" ....or go into whatever you used to create the page and delete the background image. Ron Wanttaja |
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On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:32:02 -0800, Ron Wanttaja
wrote: Don't think he was referring to the photo background, but to the *web-page* background. The crackled gray wallpaper. Makes it really hard to read the text. Go into the source code and delete the line that says, body background="../images/gray_textured_paper_bg_2.gif" ...or go into whatever you used to create the page and delete the background image. Ron Wanttaja AHH! The light come on! Alright, I will certainly keep that in mind for the future. When I see a background that I like I save it for use in the NEMES web pages. Of course just because I like it doesn't make it the cats a** to everyone. Thanks for pointing out my misunderstanding of Jim in NC's comment. I enjoy doing the web for NEMES and greatly appreciate constructive comments. I have updated the page with a different background, hope this one is easier on Jim's eyes. Errol Groff EAA 60159 |
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"Errol Groff" wrote AHH! The light come on! I enjoy doing the web for NEMES and greatly appreciate constructive comments. I have updated the page with a different background, hope this one is easier on Jim's eyes. Much better, but what is wrong with a plain old color, like white? g -- Jim in NC |
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On Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:55:47 -0500, "Morgans"
wrote: "Errol Groff" wrote AHH! The light come on! I enjoy doing the web for NEMES and greatly appreciate constructive comments. I have updated the page with a different background, hope this one is easier on Jim's eyes. Much better, but what is wrong with a plain old color, like white? g http://neme-s.org/EAA_1363/visit_to_eaa_1363_plain.htm Special for you Jim! Errol Groff |
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