tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6910959517216431352024-03-06T14:01:36.396-06:00Barnstmr's Random AeronauticsTerry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-54630096157536375902023-02-28T13:18:00.010-06:002023-02-28T13:39:59.223-06:00Curtiss Robin NR82H Refueling Adventures<p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Equipped from the factory as a refueler for endurance flying - July 1929, Curtiss Robin NR82H sn 434 served as supply ship to various endurance flyers through 1932.</span></b></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">This post is to provide a record of the most significant flights as a tanker. <br /></span></b></p><p> </p><p>The first was as refueler to the <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Missouri Robin</b>,</span> which made a respectable attempt, at 117 Hours.<br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1BkY8As2uSBzGEeCie7X-Wn40ISE0RevZD0rOu-ZmBi0T6XiC_k96ygh_AUWhUe_ZHGFCCMdziPQl6-RdDJOcXXkKdpOCx9rs7ctx_9QD-poUxFh41jwFScnjeMJJCSr-GF1VdusXXoR_FvPozhetwMEaUb6d1YktKo-0hvIbKnhm8JDznIyYYAOmKg/s1280/DSCF3924.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Fox:</b></span> Women's Refueled Endurance Record 1932 - Louise Thaden / Frances Marsalis </p><p>This link provides a nice tribute to this historic flight in August 1932.<br /></p><p><a href="https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/curtiss-thrush/" target="_blank"> https://www.thisdayinaviation.com/tag/curtiss-thrush/</a></p><p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5-yIknlXvQBazOwZr2f2XlL1vMksM5VanGpn4vNRW5RYXXJpRSYItjG3iK5oO44_u96WdjWiYz70nesqfWBLM3X0w5kgjaeriYunUK4_ykEUb8pIISdd1ugR6SyV6gfJFyNZaubvgCXrCDyolxzUmHs01BW30laIJ3nD1T59Ugd4OXsXDP_jVfmgjw/s2646/Re-fuel-IJ.Fox.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2426" data-original-width="2646" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiX5-yIknlXvQBazOwZr2f2XlL1vMksM5VanGpn4vNRW5RYXXJpRSYItjG3iK5oO44_u96WdjWiYz70nesqfWBLM3X0w5kgjaeriYunUK4_ykEUb8pIISdd1ugR6SyV6gfJFyNZaubvgCXrCDyolxzUmHs01BW30laIJ3nD1T59Ugd4OXsXDP_jVfmgjw/s320/Re-fuel-IJ.Fox.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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A war between WHITE AMERICANS over justice for BLACK AMERICANS. The entire Civil War was just utterly awful. More than 700,000 American soldiers gave their lives in this war. It is estimated that over 1.5 MILLION Americans (soldiers and civilians) died in the fighting and devastation of the Civil War. I want to focus on these deaths and remember this great sacrifice on this Memorial Day.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTdWmeChHHLbS5Uk_Amf_wIAQZryIT7VKHjHqlad49fqkiJLE2Ze8nZwaE8JwcimCCAU-BvWNHESBA0Q7tpanC7yaSvd7XXw2qEY0bxBSsSX7XnMv8WjRXxYlIgmixdKlstpYQ9cOsNXU/s1329/American-Civil-War-Death-Toll.webp" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="670" data-original-width="1329" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGTdWmeChHHLbS5Uk_Amf_wIAQZryIT7VKHjHqlad49fqkiJLE2Ze8nZwaE8JwcimCCAU-BvWNHESBA0Q7tpanC7yaSvd7XXw2qEY0bxBSsSX7XnMv8WjRXxYlIgmixdKlstpYQ9cOsNXU/w421-h212/American-Civil-War-Death-Toll.webp" width="421" /></a></div> <br /></div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Many want to deny the justice for which Americans fought and died on behalf of the awful mistreatment of BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICANS. The American Civil War was not the end of racism in our country. It was a terribly painful re-set of the ideal notion that America was founded on the principal that ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL in they eyes of our creator God! This war accomplished great things for Black Americans. The people who fought and died paid the ultimate price to start Black Americans on a new path. Much work was left undone. Yet the plight of Black Americans has continued to improve since the Civil War.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Still, there are some who refuse to see the great cost, which was paid in this tragic and dark war. Their denial of the forward strides made in the name of justice, are taking our country back toward those dark days. My prayer is that Americans of all Races would once again unite over the Faith and Values upon which the USA was founded and built. I pray that the truth will be taught to our children and grand children.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC5Oebl46QM0Gk7ADZZwalleZmDubnqixIbxnxUnHh-7o1MvYReHcXmqOlGdgJDbb3oehCZ4xCePXSR39tyxKb1FeAfaZ2cNbTPxGnRomyjL3do9BZh_d2DNOdm8b5ntAzYBHJGQDaMU8/s300/cIVIL+wAR.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQC5Oebl46QM0Gk7ADZZwalleZmDubnqixIbxnxUnHh-7o1MvYReHcXmqOlGdgJDbb3oehCZ4xCePXSR39tyxKb1FeAfaZ2cNbTPxGnRomyjL3do9BZh_d2DNOdm8b5ntAzYBHJGQDaMU8/w415-h232/cIVIL+wAR.jpg" width="415" /></a></div><br /> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">The TRUTH is: Opportunities for ALL Americans, Black and White are greater now than ever. Teach your children about this great blessing. Reach out to your fellow Americans of every color and give them encouragement and help them achieve. Be thankful and grateful for the brave men who have given their precious lives. Take care of the families who have sacrificed their sons and daughters. </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">And yes, I realize that not every soldier was White. Indeed about 40,000 Black American soldiers perished in the fighting. That is about 5% of the 700, 000 mentioned. Their souls matter as does every soul who has before or since invested their emotions, their pain, their suffering, and who have been mistreated or killed over any racial or cultural battle. All souls matter.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">And yes, the battle for justice still goes on. Our Civil War looks different today. The only way for ultimate justice and truth to occur is through our Lord and Savior. We all need to look UP TO HEAVEN in our search for justice and truth. Pray for healing. Pray for unity. Pray for and help our neighbors of all races. Treat each other, regardless of skin color, with respect and dignity as God truly created all equal. Where we go from here is up to us. Will we forget or will we remember.</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">As for me, I will remember where this country was and how our ancestors have paid with their lives to make this a better place. I believe that God has Blessed America. I believe that God has blessed Americans of all races, colors, creeds. I believe that God has shed his Grace on America. I am thankful that God placed me and my family in this Great Country, The United States of America!</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div></div><div class="o9v6fnle cxmmr5t8 oygrvhab hcukyx3x c1et5uql ii04i59q"><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY!</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">******</div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;"> </div><div dir="auto" style="text-align: start;">Although this post has nothing to do with Aeronautics, it is an important topic and is related to events that paved the way for all Americans to enjoy the gift of flight as pilots, engineers, passengers, and enthusiasts. <br /></div></div></span></div></div></div></div><p> </p>Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-91818836852132323032021-05-29T16:55:00.003-05:002021-05-29T17:04:00.417-05:00106 Years Ago Today<p> This happened on May 29, 1915 in Decatur, TX. 106 years ago, Today! 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In addition to the airplane restorations he spent hours on, he collected a fair amount of rare historical photographs. Several of the earliest photo prints he had in his collection came from a friend Charles "Uncle Charley" Dawson. I enjoy trying to research each photograph to see what stories may lie within. We have discovered that almost all of them were somehow related to early Aviation in Texas.<br />
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Recently I was doing some scanning and here are a few of Dad's Random Photos..<br />
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<b><u>Captain Vernon William Blythe Castle</u></b> <br />
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With a little digging around on the internet, I was able to identify this WW1 pilot as Vernon Castle and his pet monkey named Jeffrey. He was a celebrity in Euorpe with his wife, Irene. His military time was also somewhat colorful according to t<a href="https://www.texasworldwar1centennial.org/2018/01/28/vernon-castle-death-crossroad-pop-culture-celebrity-duty-wwi/" target="_blank">his link, which tells of Vernon's Texas connection.</a> Vernon served as a British Royal Flying Corps (RFC) pilot before being reassigned to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camp_Taliaferro" target="_blank">Camp Taliaferro in Fort Worth TX</a> in 1917. Vernon met his maker in a training crash at Benbrook field, on the south side of Fort Worth in 1918. Jeffrey survived the crash. At first, I had no idea about the funeral photo until I saw some reference to Vernon's procession through Fort worth. So I realized this photo is his funeral procession through downtown Fort Worth. The links above are worth the read.<br />
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<u><b>"Another of the Byrd Planes"</b></u><br />
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Here's an interesting photo. Maybe someone can identify this man and small daughter named "Linda". Signage on the entry door says "BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION (illegible) ESCORT PLANE". I dug around some on the internet and have not found any links between the Byrd Antarctic Expedition and a Stinson Model U. What a grand ol' airplane!<br />
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<u><b>Martin Model T and TT Biplanes</b></u><br />
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This very nice photo must have been snapped around 1915 or so. I am not sure where it originated, but it is clearly one of the Glen Martin aircraft model T or TT. These were used by the US Army Signal Corps in Texas.<br />
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From Wikipedia... "The first Martin T acquired, Signal Corps Number 31, was deployed to
Texas in April 1915 as the Army massed around Brownsville in response to
civil war in Mexico involving forces under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancho_Villa" title="Pancho Villa">Pancho Villa</a>.
On April 20, S.C. 31 became the first American military aircraft to be
fired on by a hostile force. Although not hit by a machine gun firing at
it from the Mexican side of the border, the returning pilot taxied it
into a ditch and damaged it beyond repair."<br />
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Could this be the one? Not likely. In fact the airplane shown is a model TT, The T was a bit more basic with respect to the radiator and cowling installation. But the TT was also used in Texas. If you know anything more about this airplane ans Signal Corps aviation history in Texas, please comment!<br />
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<u><b>WW1 Lieutenant Pat O'Brien</b></u><br />
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This photo was labeled on the back side as "Pat O'Brien". Maybe there
is not Texas connection, but this photo was certainly intriguing. And
the story of this man is also quite amazing.<br />
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Hailed as a WW1 hero, O'Brien was a POW for a time, but escaped from the German prison camp where he was held. <a href="https://www.humanitiestexas.org/news/articles/firsthand-account-lieutenant-pat-obrien-world-war-i-pow" target="_blank">According to HumanitiesTexas web page,</a> <i>"Lieutenant Pat O'Brien was one of the first Americans to fight in World
War I and the first American-born pilot to escape as a prisoner of war
during that conflict." </i><br />
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Another <a href="https://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/jack-klasey-pat-obrien-hometown-hero/article_b7888e8c-5844-11e8-90c3-db470f2c09e1.html" target="_blank">webpage from the Daily Journal in Kankakee IL</a> contains this... <br />
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<i>"O’Brien learned to fly in 1912 at a
field in West Pullman at the south edge of Chicago. Four years later,
while living in California, he enlisted in the Aviation Section of the
U.S. Army Signal Corps. Since the United States was not yet involved in
World War I, O’Brien and his fellow Army pilots flew a seemingly-endless
series of training flights. Determined
to fly in combat, O’Brien resigned his Army commission after eight
months and crossed the Canadian border to enlist in the Royal Flying
Corps. In May 1917, Second Lieutenant Patrick Alva O’Brien arrived in
England for additional training. By early August, he was in France with
the RFC’s 66 Squadron."</i></div>
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Perhaps ironically, it is presumed that some of his training may have occurred in Fort Worth Texas at the Royal Flying Corps training facility at Tallafero Airfield. The Texas facility was leased to the Canadians for this purpose due to the preferred climate, more conducive to daily flying.<br />
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The photo above was apparently taken after his prison escape. It is known that O'Brien spent time touring around the united states for speaking engagements until his death in 1920. <a href="https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=MG19201225.2.41&e=-------en--20--1--txt-txIN--------1" target="_blank">This account in the December 1920 Mariposa Gazette</a> explains his tragic end of life... <i>"Los Angela* Lieutenant Pat O'Brien, famous world war aviator, was found
dead In a room In a downtown hotel here last week. There waa a bullet
wound In the forehead and a revolver nearby. The police said O'Brien had
triad to effect a reconciliation with hit wife from whom, tt was said,
he had been separated." </i><br />
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<b><u>Staff Sergeant Joseph L. Skipper</u></b><br />
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<i> The back of this wonderful photo reads "Ta__?__ August 16, 1921, at Brooks Field, San Antonio, Texas. (Staff Sergeant Joseph L. Skipper Pilot)</i><br />
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I was unable to turn up any concrete information on Sgt. Skipper or his plane. Can YOU help provide information?<br />
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If you enlarge the photo, you can see an eagle on the rudder. The lettering on the side of the fuselage says "AEOLUS" which is an apparent reference to the Greek God known as the "divine keeper of the winds". The engine on this airplane is interesting. It appears to be a small in-line, maybe 4 cylinder. This seems to be a pretty small biplane, similar to a Curtiss J, but smaller. <br />
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Here are some more that were mixed in with the above. I don't know if these were taken in Texas or not, but my hunch is yes. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spad S.XIII number on tail may be 65?</td></tr>
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I found another copy of this <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hicks_Field_-_World_War_I_Spad_XIII.jpg" target="_blank">same photograph on this webpage</a>. They're showing 1918 at Hicks Field (which is near Ft. Worth Texas. It was likely part of the Royal Flying Corps activities in the area.<br />
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These observation balloons were known to be used by the Army Air Service in Texas - Many were tethered at the US-Mexican border to watch for border crossings during the Spanish Civil War time. <br />
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<a href="https://military.wikia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Border_Air_Patrol" target="_blank">This webpage names several Texas Airfields </a>where US Border Patrol operations were being conducted. Some of the aircraft they show are DH 4's around 1919.<br />
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<br />Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-37271890127021425562020-07-20T21:10:00.001-05:002020-07-20T21:10:13.343-05:00Stanford B. RoperIn the early 1990's, I attempted correspondence with various people from the early days at Parks Air College. One who responded was Mr. Stan Roper. Stan is pictured below in the 1928 lineup of Parks instructors. Stan is in the middle with 4 men on either side. Stan instructed for a few years at Parks before moving on.<br />
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Earlier in his aviation career, Stan flew as a civilian pilot a few times delivering airplanes from here to there. He sent me the following prints he had saved from a 1927 adventure he participated in to deliver 4 Consolidated PT-1 airplanes from San Antonio Texas to California (destination undisclosed). These are obviously Army Air Service airplanes. The photos here are labeled with the location "PHX South Central Airport". Although the original prints were somewhat faded, I was able to scan them at a high resolution and enhance the photos to bring out some detail.<br />
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Stan spent a number of years as a civilian instructor at Thunderbird Field in Glendale Arizona. This facility trained over 5000 cadets at the onset of American involvement in WWII. Here is Stan buckled in to a Stearman PT-13.<br />
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After WWII, Stan spent time with the airlines. More on this in a future posting.<br />
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-35653106876649813572019-12-30T15:19:00.004-06:002019-12-30T15:19:53.413-06:00Lane Tuft's Curtiss Robin NC395K<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Lane Tufts acquired his Curtiss Robin project a long time ago. I am not sure exactly when but it seems like I first learned about him having a Robin from my dad at least 40 years ago. I do know that Lane has been restoring this airplane with a meticulous and steady pace for several decades. I think he has enjoyed the journey so much that he has been content, making sure that each and every part has had his care and scrutiny before being blessed to his high standard. And now, he is almost completely done. Lane sent the following pictures to show his airplane as it is now. (Actually it was back in the summer of 2019 and I am just now getting time to publish them).<br />
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As can be seen in these photos, there is not a whole
lot of work
remaining to finish up. Going into 2020, Lane tells me he is beginning
to realize he's unlikely to see this project to full completion and is
really looking to find the right home and the right person to bring all
of his fine workmanship to a final flying configuration. All along the
intent has been for this to become a flying antique and not a museum
piece. If you are the person he is looking for to carry on his project and interested in paying a reasonable price, Lane would love to hear from you. Send him an email...<br />
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<u><b>Some other items of interest regarding Lane's Robin...</b></u><br />
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Here it is back in the 1950's and 1960's when it was last flying ore the skies of Southern California.<br />
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For as long as I can remember, (and likely much longer) Lane has been close friends with another Robin owner in the southern California region. Dick Fischer and Lane always mention each other and their Robins whenever I have spoken with either of them. Both have shared their engineering and fabrication resources in restoring their Robins over the years. Many know of Dick for his contribution to old airplane restorers everywhere by reproducing Bendix wheels.. the 30 x 5 and 28 x 4 sizes. He also has provided restorers of Robins and Curtiss-Wright Travel Airs with tailwheel kits. <br />
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Lane had some of the rare castings used on Curtiss Robins made. And Lane's biggest contribution has been the creation of his wooden Wing Rib substitution STC for Curtiss Robins.<br />
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My family and I got to visit Lane and his brideback in 2013 and got a tour of his project. I took the following photos at that time.<br />
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What a fine flying airplane this Curtiss Robin will be, once again, hopefully soon!<br /><br />
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Hi Terry,</div>
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Merry Christmas and hope 2020 brings you health and happiness. </div>
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As
you know, it’s summer down under in Australia and I pulled my Robin out
for her second flight after her annual a couple of weeks ago. It was a
nice summers morning with light winds and had the sky to myself and
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went for a short fly over some farmland and then along the coast to
take in the view of sailboats on Port Phillip Bay, about 25 miles South
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We have
completed a some works on the brakes and improved the rudder deflection
and have achieved symmetry with both left and right rudder. I was always
lacking a bit of left rudder on landing and this has now improve things
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build my hours and starting to wear her and feeling very relaxed. I have
changed my take-off technique a little by keeping the tail on the
ground longer which allow for better rudder authority when the tail
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We have got the
cold starts down to a fine art and she usually fires on the 1st blade,
hot starts are still a problem and I need to work on this to find a way
to get her to hot start more predictably… any advice welcome?</div>
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I hope to get her out for another early morning fly on New Years Day, which looks like another perfect day down here. </div>
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I always come back with a smile on my face after a my outings in the Robin.</div>
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JackTerry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-50281540993435658772019-03-24T14:23:00.001-05:002019-04-04T11:40:29.096-05:00Award Winning Robin Down Under<div class="yiv7057841901">
We got another brief letter this week from Jack Vevers, who is really having a ball with his Curtiss J-1 Robin. We are very happy to hear that Jack is representing in Australia! Beautiful airplane!</div>
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The
Australian Antique Aircraft Association had their national fly-in,
which is a bit like your Blakesburg, where VH JUV has won the
President’s Choice award. We had around 130 aircraft attend and there
was plenty of classic and vintage aircraft lined up for everyone to
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was great to finally get the Robin out into the public after
disappearing for almost 3 decades. The interest in her was huge and it
was a great feeling to share the Robin with everyone there and take her
up for a flyby and show her off in full flight.</div>
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<u><b>Phil Hosking</b></u> took this photo at the Australia Aeroplane Association Fly in 2 weeks ago. </div>
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Chances are if you have ever flown in an old airplane, it likely had a set of "Fischer Wheels". You may already know that numerous sets of the 30 X 5, 28 X 4, and other sizes of wheel parts were made available to the antique airplane world during the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s through the talents and creativity of Mr. Dick Fischer. You may not know that Dick is restoring a Curtiss Robin. Here on BRA, <a href="https://barnstmr.blogspot.com/2011/08/more-curtiss-robin-information.html" target="_blank">we featured his project back in August of 2011</a>. His Robin is going back together in the 'J-1' configuration. Just last week, we got a recent update from Dick. Here are his comments and photos:<br />
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seems like I’d forgotten to CC you with Robin progress reports. So
attached below are some photos. Since we last communicated, I have been
upholstering and covering the airplane. At this point the interior
upholstery is complete, and there is fabric on the entire airplane. The
wings and control surfaces are completed up through final color. The
fuselage is covered and up through two coats of clear so far.</i></span></div>
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cover job is Stits Poly Fiber, with Poly Tone color coats. The fabric
is attached to the frame using CAM 18 as a guide for machine sewing,
hand sewing, rib lacing, etc. No glued attachments except where Curtiss
might have doped the fabric down.</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Interior is wool broadcloth, with cotton headliner</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Baggage compartment before upholstery.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Fuselage with fabric on and two coats of clear.</td></tr>
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Fuselage side access panel. It’s an aluminum frame sewn into </div>
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with leather shoe lacing on boot hooks.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Horizontal Stabilizers</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Vertical fin and rudder.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LH wing panel completed with N- numbers.</td></tr>
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Reinforcements around fittings are leather patches, </div>
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with patterns for each patch copied from original covering samples.</div>
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Wing inspection panel frame. The actual panel is clear plexiglas. </div>
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There is a print of this frame in the Robin drawing set.</div>
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Hard to see, but there is a stitch pattern around the wing perimeter. </div>
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That’s the hand stitching, covered by a 2” pink tape. </div>
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Hand stitching is on 1/4” spacing with hundreds of inches in an airplane.</div>
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Again, copied from original Robin fabric samples. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">LH wing panel during color coats.</td></tr>
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While he isn't setting any records on time, Dick is
faithfully plugging away in the day-by-day restoration process. Along
the way, his attention to detail is incredibly wonderful. To follow all
of his steps would be a monumental learning experience for us all. Dick is
certainly in the category of "Master Restorer" in my book.</div>
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I wrote him back to inquire about his comments concerning the stitch pattern around the perimeter of the wing. It was a treat for him to write back and add the following information. This will certainly be appreciated by future restorers. Thanks for the education, Dick !<br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i> <span style="font-size: 17px;">Hi Terry,</span></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span class="aolmail_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Thank
you for the kind words. Actually, I don’t believe I’ve made any major
progress of late. It’s just a long, slow, steady grind for more years
than I like to think about.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span class="aolmail_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Below
are a couple of photos of the hand stitching in progress. It’s nothing
specific to a Robin. The CAM 18 manual shows all the various sewing
details. I had some miscellaneous fabric scraps that I’m pretty sure
were original Robin fabric and just used them to verify that Curtiss was
conforming to the CAM 18. On the fuselage, I didn’t have any original
scraps to look at, but all the evidence of how most fuselages were
factory covered indicated that machine sewn sleeves were used . And the
pictures of fully assembled (but not yet covered) Robin fuselages in
the factory show the fuselages standing on the gear before covering.
The only way I can imagine that they could have put the fabric on at
that point was to slide on a sewn sleeve. By the way, installing a
machine sewn sleeve would still entail some hand sewing on at least one
longeron in order to get the sleeve past the passenger step. Also need
to leave an open spot at the rear to get the sleeve past the hand holds
on the lower longerons.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span class="aolmail_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>By
the way, you can usually spot original Robin fabric not only by the
paint color, but also by the fact that there was no silver dope applied.
Wonder how long that initial factory fabric job lasted ?</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i><span class="aolmail_Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>I forwarded your email to Lane Tufts, so hopefully he will contact you.</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i>Dick Fischer</i></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is a hand stitched wing tip. The fabric is sewn at the trailing
edge and at the wing tip. The leading edge has no seam, as it is
wrapped around the wing and only sewn at the rear.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here is an aileron. The trailing edge has been stitched, and the end
flap is ready to fold up into position for stitching. This is typical
of all of the surfaces</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kind of a blurry picture, but you can see that the end flap is folded
up, then stitched to the upper cover and to the leading edge.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A little clearer picture of what hand sewing looks like. By the time
the cover is fully shrunk and a 2” pink tape applied, the stitching is
pretty hard to see.</td></tr>
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Dick Fischer is a rare gem to the vintage aviation community. Keep up the great work and thanks for keeping in touch with us Dick.</div>
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-15233989560510400442018-11-17T11:07:00.000-06:002018-11-17T11:10:28.739-06:00Drew Hallam's big Robin News!Last year at the "Grassroots 2017" fly-in at Brodhead Wisconsion, we met Drew Hallam for the first time. Drew has the obvious Curtiss Robin infectious disease. You can tell because you seem to find him anywhere there might be a hint of Robin conversation. Drew and I since hooked up on instagram and I learned there that he is not just a Robin nut, but loves all things vintage... cars, motorcycles.. you name it. And for a young guy this is pretty cool. Drew is a solid participant as a next generation antiquer. We want to encourage Drew and others in his era to keep the antiques flying.<br />
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We ran into Drew again this hear at Brodhead but this time he seemed to have a bigger smile and a broader step to his gait. Something about him was different. Lo and behold, we started talking and he announced some big news. I asked him to send us a write-up and he did. And so here is some pictures and Drew's own words about his big Robin announcement.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>Good Morning Terry, </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>I wanted to update you about the rebuild of Robin s/n 215. This Robin was last seen in the Curtiss Robin Flyer in 2014. Since then, Rich Beinhauer bought<b> </b>this
Robin along with another project from Candler Field, after lots of
progress was made restoring the fuselage, and
overhauling several main components. Most recently, NC8333 was moved to
my workshop, where restoration efforts will eventually continue. This
will be an authentic rebuild, with no brakes, a tail skid, and will be
powered by its original OX-5 engine. Included are some photos showing
the Robin's current condition. I will be sure to update CRF as progress is made. Thank you for your interest! </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><i>Best, </i></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Drew referred to the Curtiss Robin Flyer 2014. For those who don't know, the Curtiss Robin Flyer is was a newsletter that I published for a few issues and then later abandoned the snail mail publication method. The Curtiss Robin Flyer now lives on as a Facebook page. If you haven'g see it, look it up. We try to keep up with all things Curtiss Robin there as an extension of this blog. We have a pretty good following there. Check it out.</span></span></span></div>
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-1567918359925382232016-05-22T06:56:00.000-05:002018-11-20T21:34:06.724-06:00An American Icon goes to Costa Rica<h3>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><b><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">For
several months I have been blogging about a 1929 Curtiss Robin
airplane, nicknamed "The St. Louis Robin". We have featured this plane
and re-visited some of its colorful past as a<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span>world's endurance flying
record setter back in 1929 when flown by the famed aviator team of Dale
Jackson and Forrest O'Brine.</span></span></span></b><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><b> There
will be more blogging in the future about our time caring for this
plane</b>. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">But now, it is about time that we should share the beginning of a
new chapter in the story of this <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">phenomenal</span> airplane that is considered
by many as an American Icon. She will always be known as the one and only "St. Louis Robin 1". But as this new chapter unfolds, she has taken a new nickname of affection, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">the "Espiritu Tico" (#2).</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">M</span>any people have asked about its new owner and have wanted answers to the questions, </span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">"Who is the new owner who is taking this Icon from the USA?" and, </span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;">"Why is it going to Costa Rica, of all places?</span>" </span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Well its a long story. But
it is a rather fascinating one that involves a historic past and <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">now,</span> a new beginning of history. The man who bought the plane and
hired us to help him get the airplane
down there was named <b>Carlos Macaya Ortiz.</b> His father, <b>Roman Macaya Lahman </b>is
considered one of (if not the main) forefathers of aviation in Costa
Rica. Roman brought a Robin from San Francisco CA in 1933 to San Jose
Costa Rica.
<span style="color: black;"><a href="http://barnstmr.blogspot.com/2014/12/espiritu-tico-famous-curtiss-robin-of.html" target="_blank">
I have blogged about it here</a></span>, translating and paraphrasing
the story from a Costa Rican webpage in <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Spanish</span>. This plane was the
first used by Macaya in establishing a successful air line operation
that lasted over a decade and opened up the country for efficient
transportation, expedient delivery of mail and supplies, and quicker
attention to medical needs. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>THE PROJECT</b></span></span></span></span></span></span></h2>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Early in 2014, The St. Louis Robin was selected for some new adventures, sure to
make new history.
The
whole project was a planned effort with several players working to help
Carlos to fulfill his dream to bring a Curtiss Robin airplane to the
people of Costa Rica,
who had little more than a few photos and stories
about their father of aviation and Carlos' actual father. He named
this project "Espiritu-Tico", after the nickname of his father's Curtiss
Robin (originally NC911K). Originally, the plan was that <b>Carlos wanted to repeat the momentous achievement of his father and actually fly a Curtiss Robin to his homeland from the USA</b>.
Carlos (and three other Costa Rican aviation people) first contacted me
by phone in February of 2014 with his idea and wanted to know if we (my
little side business) could make some modifications and help prepare a
Robin to make the long trip. At the time he was looking to purchase a
nice Curtiss Robin (NC988K) from Bob Colby in Kalispell Montana. Bob's
Robin was in flyable condition with a mostly reliable Continental radial
engine, but needed a new annual inspection. He wanted us to coordinate
the inspection, get the airplane into our shop in Texas, add radio
equipment, lights, and go through all of the airplane systems to make
sure the plane would be in tip-top shape. This was certainly an
intriguing proposition, and one that I felt we could surely support from
our small shop. I got busy working on the logistics and I have to
admit, enjoyed every aspect.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">After
a couple of weeks planning the logistics, another call came from Carlos
and his team from Costa Rica. They called to say Carlos had changed
his mind about the purchase in favor of a different Robin, which had
been for sale in New York on Long Island for several years. As soon as
the airplane's location was divulged, I knew right away which Robin it
was. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">W</span>ell familiar with the endurance flying history of this plane, <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">m</span></span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">y very first reaction (but unspoken) was.... <i><b>"You can't take this American Icon away to a foreign country!"</b></i> </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Like a flash, in my mind, </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> I must have paused on the phone briefly as I was going through many thoughts about the airplane's history. </span></span></span></span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> I thought about the various
pieces of memorabilia that I had already collected about this specific
airplane. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> </span></span></span>I
recalled that Dad and I had seen that airplane person at Blakesburg
Iowa in 1977 and I remembered how beautifully it had been restored by
Joe Erale Sr. and son, 'Joe-Joe' Erale. And then a rather grave concern came over me as I thought,
"Oh this airplane has an original Curtiss R-600 Challenger engine." Now
granted, I am maybe the only guy who continually preaches that "you
just gotta love those Challengers". But even I know that these engines
are very rare and are thought of as unreliable. Parts are almost non
existent. They can run great with the right type of care and
attention. But they <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">require</span> a lot of tinkering and a certain tender
operation to keep them running right. The 1700 mile flight from Texas to
San Jose would be risky enough in a Continental powered Robin. It just
did not seem like a do-able trip in a Challenger Robin.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">So
my first words to the men on the other end of the phone were.... <i>"Do
you realize that airplane has a Curtiss Challenger engine?</i>" They
answered, <i>"Yes and that's why we want it."</i> They went on to explain how
this is the same engine that Carlos' father had flown behind in his
Curtiss Robin, "Espiritu Tico". That's when I first began to realize
there is a bigger picture in mind for this project. It became clear
that these men were intent on Historic accuracy for this project. All
logic was telling me that this whole idea was too risky. But then I
thought back to my dad and how much he loved flying his Challenger
Robin. I remembered how he just packed his wife and 11-year-old son
(me) many times and flew all over the southwest US, and doing it with a
sense of pioneering adventure. Now, I was hearing this same kind of
adventurous spirit from these men and realized that we CAN take this
Icon to a new place. I warmed up to the idea that after sitting for 30
years, it is high time that some new history can be made here with this
plane. And if it's going to happen, I want to be a part! </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">If
you followed the project over the past two years on social media, you
know that the whole story hasn't been shared in its entirety. But I
have tried to drop pieces here and there as time has permitted.
Seriously, there's so much to the story and so many side stories
involved with this airplane, it takes a lot of time and energy to lay it
all out. We'll not go into it all here. Some parts are already on
past blog postings here, and others we hope to share in the future. So,
for the sake of space, I am skipping a lot of cool detail and fast
forwarding to the most recent developments as the plane made its trip to
Costa Rica and what has transpired in the short time since.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Ultimately,
for many reasons, a wise decision was made to have the airplane sent by
sea in a 40 foot shipping container, rather than fly it down. The main
reason was due to Carlos Macaya Ortiz health had begun to fade from
relentless prostate cancer. In February of 2016, it became an urgent
effort to get the airplane on down. I'll post more soon on the
painstaking process of packaging the plane for its overseas journey.
For now, I am taking this into the next chapter of the story about this
American Icon going to Costa Rica.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Now we have the answers to </span></span>those questions... </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>Who?</b> </span> <span style="font-size: normal;">Carlos Macaya Ortiz, and </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span style="font-size: normal;">Why?</span> </b><span style="font-size: normal;">Because of Carlos'
father Roman Macaya Lahman, the father of Aviation in Costa Rica.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">NEW HISTORY:</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">So we shipped the airplane down to </span></span></span></span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Costa Rica</span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> for Carlos Macaya in March 2016. </span></span></span>Once
it
arrived, Carlos had us flown down to assemble the airplane, teach the
new caretakers about the plane, and to
participate in a most wonderful celebration of its arrival. On April
16, 2016, the Robin was
the featured centerpiece of a grand party in honor of
Roman Macaya's aviation career. Over 250 people were in attendance
where several important aviation people gave speeches... followed in
dramatic fashion by a drum-roll... curtain drop.... confetti... a
marching carnival band.... dancing... festival music...all
for a very exciting unveiling of the new "Espiritu Tico" Curtiss
Robin. A priest gave rites of blessings over the plane as the people
watched. The party was absolutely phenomenal; an experience
that I will never forget. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Until we
found ourselves in the middle of all of this comotion </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">my family and I had no idea that were a</span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">
part of something so big and
with so much meaning to many people. I was overcome with many
emotions, some of which were thoughts about my own father. But on that
day, we were especially happy that Carlos fulfilled his dream. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">He shared that special day with over 250 of his family and friends. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><b>We now fully understand that his primary goal was to give his own sons and the people of
Costa Rica a tangible gift from which the
legacy of his father could be forever remembered.</b> He brought to them
this beautiful Robin just like the one his father flew and placed it
into their hands, into their care. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">Very <span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">sadly</span>, Carlos Macaya Ortiz passed away 10 days after the
party. <br />
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So now (as of May 15, 2016) the ownership of the airplane is being
sorted out. I am in touch
with one of Carlos' trusted friends who is helping establish a
corporation that will own the airplane. At the helm of this
corporation, will be Carlos' nephew named Roman Macaya Hayes,
who currently serves in Washington DC as the Costa Rican Ambassador to
the US. The airplane is currently hangared on Pavas Airport in San Jose
Costa Rica at the facilities of CARMONAIR Charter Services. It is a
safe place with over a dozen employees who have accepted the role of
caring for the airplane. Some arrangements are being made for an
assigned hangar just for the Robin where it will be kept. Someday, the
organizers hope to begin an aviation museum, founded on the Curtiss
Robin and the story of Roman Macaya Lahman. Once the ownership and
registration paperwork gets squared away, there </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">are future
plans to fly the Espiritu Tico / St. Louis Robin through the skies of Costa Rica, including one</span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> special flight of the Robin with another celebration a few miles away at the International Airport (SJO).<br />
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<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span>
<span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;">We feel as if God has blessed this
wonderful airplane over the years in such a way that brings together and
unites people in unique and special ways. </span></span></span><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION" style="font-size: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"><span id="OLK_SRC_BODY_SECTION"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: normal;"><span style="font-size: normal;"> It was truly an adventure and honor to have been a part of this project; an experience we will always cherish.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></h3>
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-14760921000216843482016-05-17T13:29:00.001-05:002016-05-17T20:39:30.412-05:001929 DH.60 Gipsy Moth NC919DH<div class="">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Larry and Ilse Harmacinski</b></span> have recently completed some major refurbishment projects on their 1929 DH.60 Gipsy Moth. Larry first called me in the Fall of 2014. We've been exchanging emails and phone calls ever since then as he and his wife Ilse have been laboring away on the airplane. What a beautiful job they've done! We are honored that they've allowed us to publish these beautiful photos and thier story here. Enjoy.</div>
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<i>Terry, thanks again for saving the day and helping us get
the Moth back in the air in time for summer. We would have missed the
season without all your extra efforts.Below is a short summary of our
Moth, and Moths in general, use or discard as you see fit. My most
favorite photo is of Ilse as we head into the sunrise. Lucky shot!</i></div>
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"Unfold
Your Wings, and Fly Away”, reads the DH.60 advert I am holding, a
remnant from what is most often referred to as The Golden Age of
Aviation. And it truly was exciting in so many arenas as flying machines
transitioned from designs centered around the Great War, to ships
intended for personal and commercial use. One of the earliest and very
successful designs was the brainchild of Captain Geoffrey de Havilland,
who made significant aeronautical contributions serving in WWI. Taking
inspiration from his DH.4 and the recently built DH.51, design number 60
came to life and, being a hobbyist lepidopterist, Captain de Havilland
christened the design "The Moth", which first emerged from the works at
Stag Lane in 1925, and Capt. de Havilland himself made the first test
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The
Moth was powered by the purpose built Cirrus, which borrowed heavily
from Renault. The design was an immediate success, and was just what the
Empire was looking for in the civilian market to supply to the newly
formed flying clubs. As there were very few flying fields, and even
fewer hangars, the Cirrus Moth was designed from the start to have
folding wings, enabling it to complete the day’s flying, then neatly
fold her wings to sleep in a 10’ wide shed. In a brilliant marketing
effort, de Havilland even sold sheds, should anyone complain of not
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De Havilland’s next brilliant
move was to secure a more reliable engine and also ensure parts and
support. This led to in house construction of their own engine,
something not many aircraft manufacturers can claim. The Gipsy Engine
came to be, and thus the DH.60 was re-named the Gipsy Moth. The winning
combination with other minor improvements led the type to perform many
record setting flights, and helped to create the Lady Lindbergh of
England, when Amy Johnson flew her Gipsy Moth in 1930 from England to
Australia, solo no less, and was the first woman to do so. Certainly a
good bit of her success on that flight was that she was also the first
female licensed mechanic, having learned her trade at The De Havilland
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Gipsy Moth went on to be built in large numbers in numerous countries
around the globe, and some 168 were built in the USA by Moth Aircraft
Corporation, the vast majority of which used British built Gipsy engines
and propellers. When MAC was bought out late in 1929 by Curtiss, the
Wright-Gipsy became available in the last of the Moths built, but by
then the depression was catching up, and production dwindled and ceased
in 1931. Certainly the most well known of the American built Moths is
known today as a screen star in the 1985 film Out of Africa, sporting
the UK registration G-AAMY, a tribute to Amy Johnson. For reasons known
only to the producer, the registration was changed to -AAMT for
filming. The real life Denys Finch-Hatten (portrayed by Robert Redford)
did own and fly a Gipsy Moth, so Hollywood actually got this one right!
This aircraft began life at Lowell Mass, at the MAC Factory, as NC585M,
was restored by Jack Bucher, who had some experience with MAC, and later
owned by Frank Fox prior to being sold to Cliff Lovell in England,
where it became G-AAMY. More recently, the airplane was sold at a high
profile auction in Paris, and now resides in Kenya at a resort where it
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Our
own Moth began life in December 1929 as NC919M, and was sold new by a
Curtiss-Wright operator in California. When Gerry Schwam began an
extensive restoration, the number was tied up, so he chose NC919DH. Ilse
and I became caretakers of the light and lively Gipsy Moth a few years
ago from a fellow who was flying it off his ranch at 6,000’ MSL outside
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Not many old airplanes do so well at
altitude, but the Moth does quite well with it’s light structure and
high lift wing. To pass some mountains and escape some rather nasty
downdrafts, we at times climbed to 12,000 with little effort, a feat
that my old Cabin Waco or a PT Stearman would find a bit strenuous. The
flight to North Carolina certainly gave me renewed appreciation for the
pioneer pilots, and I often thought of the tenacious Amy Johnson, who
often carried more than 10 hours worth of fuel, and had to hand pump
fuel from the forward fuselage tank by hand to the upper wing quite
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While
thousands of the Gipsy Moth were built, the War years were not kind to
the type, many of which were used as decoys, a rather sad way for such a
beautiful biplane to meet it’s end. While the Gipsy Moth was used by
the RAF, it was eclipsed by the Tiger Moth as a military trainer.
According to the Moth Club, today there are some 40 DH.60’s in service,
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past 18 months Ilse and I dedicated ourselves to improving our example
of The Moth, and upgraded the aging bladder brakes with Grove products,
and replaced the low confidence vintage bale gascolator with one from
Steve’s Gascolator. New windscreens, fresh mahogany panels, and some new
paint were other added details, but of course some of these items need
blessings from the FAA, and as most FSDO’s run in the opposite direction
when seeking support with your antique biplane, after several false
starts, my good friend said that I should call Terry Bowden at CAP. This
was the best call I ever made, and as fast as I could accomplish the
work and supply the supporting evidence, Terry came thru and I am very
indebted to CAP for getting us airworthy in time for summer flying.
While I have no plans at this time to fly the Moth to Australia, I do
intend to share this delightful little ship with anyone interested, as
it provides a glimpse into the past with all the sights and sounds of
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Louis Robin at Tick Hill Airfield 03/14/2015<span class="5yl5">. Pat doesn't send emails, however I have received numerous cards and letters from her since we first got into contact. She was instrumental in researching the ancestry trail that led her to find the airplane and later tell her siblings about it. Pat gathered everyone here to see the Robin twice while we had it at Tick Hill Airfield.</span></span><br />
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Dear Terry, You are quite the Curtiss Robin aeronautical expert! I
enjoyed viewing your online pictures. Thank you for your kind
invitation to view the plane flown by Forrest and Dale. My sister, Pat,
has contacted me and plans to attend. As I live in Denton, TX, I will
accompany her. Again, thank you<span style="font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif";"> </span>for your thoughtfulness. I do feel
compelled to tell you, as Forrest died in June of 1944 and my six
siblings and I were born in the 1950's and 1960's we never actually met
him. We honestly were totally unaware of the biological connection
until just a few years ago when my youngest sister, Jackie, did some
genealogical research. It would appear my grandmother, Sylvia, and
Forrest separated(?) divorced (?) soon after my father was born. She
remarried shortly thereafter, and I do not believe my father, Robert,
had any contact with Forrest after that time. He never relayed the
connection to my mother or any of his children. It would appear the
stigma of a divorce was not the topic of conversation in the 1920's. I
just thought you may want to know a tiny bit of the family background.
None of which takes away from Mr. O'Brien's (he apparently used this
spelling as well) accomplishments. Again, thank you for your
invitation and I look forward to meeting you in November. Terry
Jackson </span></i></div>
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Airfield 03/14/2015. Attended AAA/APM Fly-in and Rode in St. Louis Robin
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, Thank you for your input. It makes more sense to look for something
that can be flown rather than worked on. I'd have gotten back to you
sooner but I have been busy... having logged about 19 hours of duel
flight instruction to date, and started ground school last Saturday. I'm
having a little trouble with my landings. Though my final can be pretty
much right on the money, I seem to be over compensating as I near my
flare. I haven't been flying in the greatest conditions, (windy, gusty
and even some light snow and rain) I guess I'm not feeling it in the
seat of my pants yet. I'm scheduled for four more outings this week,
hopefully I'll continue to improve. What's going on with the Robin?
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progress as I continue my training. If you have any tips... I'd be
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<span class="5yl5"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Clarine ‘Skipp’ Andresen </b></span> - </span></span><span class="address"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="mailto:sax-cma@swbell.net" target="_blank">sax-cma@swbell.net</a> </span></span><span class="5yl5"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">First
Contacted me 8/14/2014. Dale Jackson’s Grand Niece. Viewed St. Louis
Robin while disassembled in our Shop in August 2014. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Rode in St. Louis Robin at Tick Hill Airfield 11/15/2014 and viewed St. Louis Robin at Tick Hill Airfield 03/14/2015<span class="5yl5">. </span>Attended AAA/APM Fly-in and Rode in St. Louis Robin Sept. 2015. <span class="5yl5"> </span></span></div>
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Terry, I live in Richardson TX and you bet I'll be down there sooon!!!!
In fact, I recently had the curator at the Rice Co Museum in Faribault
track down where the plane went!! It is a long story, but the broker
told her it was currently at a restorer in TX, then last night, I ran
across your blog. Today I am on Cloud 9!! Dale married Sally Lockrem,
who was my grandma's sister. They were married in June 1929 and had no
kids. I got interested in Red after Aunt Sally had died, so have been
plugging at this myself. I can't wait til late Sept! Let's set up
something sooner. That is interested about the O'Brine connection. I
also have been in touch with a "cousin", the granddaughter of Dale's
half brother, and she is very interested too. She is in Oregon and I am
trying to interest her in coming down. ****</span></i></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Hi Terry, Wanted to thank you and your family for showing us the “St.
Louis Robin” and memorabilia last week and for being so generous with
your time. Also thanks so much for the scrapbook. I am finding the
articles very interesting, not quite thru them all yet, but working my
way. I have attached the obit for Red. It is not really an obit, but
more of a news story. I also have a very long one which I will have to
bring when we come back, as it is too long to fit in my scanner. It has
the actual funeral service that the minister gave and is an interesting
viewpoint. I could not find anything about Red ever flying with Freddy
Lund in anything I have here, and Freddy was not a pall bearer. As I
have given more thought to the SL Robin leaving the US, the more
aligned I have become with the guys that feel it should remain here. If
anything materializes out of that, could you let me know? One of
the articles in the scrapbook has some incorrect info I thought I’d
mention. It is the magazine article entitled “From Motorcycle Tinkerers
to Endurance Flying Champions – “ it says that Red and Sally had been
married about 2 years. It actually was about 2 weeks. The 2 year thing
leaked out in the St. Louis paper too; either someone was joking or it
was a misunderstanding. The magazine article also says that Ma and Pa
Jackson arrived too late to see the flight, but actually they arrived in
St. Louis on July 26 (1929) and were able to witness over a week of the
endurance flight. Their pilot was Howard Deichen of MN and they flew
in an identical Robin called “The Spirit of Faribault”. They actually
flew alongside the endurance plane for awhile and Ma Jackson kept
motioning Red to go down and he kept shaking his head NO!!! And the
article says O'Brine was born in Stanhope IA, but actually it was Red
that was born in Stanhope, IA and O’Brine was born in IL. Not that any
of it matters too much, but it is good to have correct info! Do you
have a projected date yet for when the pilot will be able to be there
and she will be flying? We were very impressed with your restoration
work and so glad to see that the plane will be flying again. The plane
could not be in any better hands than yours. It is impossible for me to
put into words how I felt last Sunday ~</span></i><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></div>
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Terry! I am Red Jackson's great niece from Oregon that Skipp Andresen
has mentioned. I would very much like to fly out to Texas and take a
look at the plane sometime in November if that is o.k. I am so excited
about making the trip and meeting you, Skipp and the plane. Thank you
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-4422971956597727732016-01-27T17:17:00.002-06:002016-02-23T15:53:38.982-06:00Carrying on....<div style="text-align: left;">
We hear it said occasionally by someone who gets it... that, <b>"We were lucky enough to be the care taker of this plane for a short time". </b>What is it about old airplanes, that captivate us so?</div>
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<u> Old Airplanes... Through Time and Generations</u></div>
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I dedicate this posting to my dad, John Bowden and others who've passed and who followed their dreams and shared them with me. And I look forward to some future postings where I get to share some of the lifelong friendship stories and memories that have blessed me and my family.<br />
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One of those friendships, I will share with you now... Kelly Mahon. Here is a cool photo shot by one of our mutual friends, Michelle Diaz. This photo speaks to both Kelly and I as we "carry on" in both our dad's footsteps. That's a story for another posting, but this photo is the cause for this post title and for triggering my thoughts today..... "Carrying on"<br />
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<br />Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-35221859857768016962015-11-11T11:59:00.003-06:002015-11-11T12:09:30.212-06:00Dad's Service in the USAFToday, this Veteran's Day 2015, I have enjoyed sharing some interesting photos with my son. They are all relating to my dad's (John Ryburn Bowden) years of service in the USAF. My 24 year-old son, Benny Bowden, showing interest in his Grandfather makes me realize how important it is to share what little I know about my Dad so that his life story may continue for future generations to know.<br />
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Dad did not tell me a lot about his military service, but here's a few things I learned from him and my mother.<br />
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His military career started in 1951 as an ROTC student in the Corps while at Texas A&M College. After graduation, he remained in the USAF reserves while teaching High School Ag class until he was called to active service in 1955. My sister Kay had been born by this time as they were stationed for a time in Montana. My brother Eddie was born that year and soon dad was reassigned to service in Korea.<br />
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Dad always downplayed his role in Korea, arriving there after the war ended, he said he was there during the clean up efforts after the war was over. He told me he had participated in efforts to salvage instruments and equipment from crashed airplanes.<br />
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Most of his Korea stories related to his "Off" time when he enjoyed going Pheasant hunting and and trying to fight boredom around the base. He was part of a team who built a u-control B-29 Superfortress. He said it flew well in a large parking lot until one of its flyers lost control and it flew into a parked vehicle.<br />
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In 1957 back in the States, Dad was assigned to the Dallas Air Defense Filter Center. There he was in charge of commanding the radar test operations. He once told me they would send out large squadrons of Beechcraft Bonanzas throughout the southern United States to test radar efficiency to see how low they would have to fly to slip under radar contact. This was during the Cold War efforts by the military to provide a security net of radar coverage across the nation.<br />
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<br />Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-1973039102785689132015-11-08T17:20:00.000-06:002015-11-08T17:20:23.065-06:00Looking to Swap - Robin Radiator for OX-5<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>I recently received this from Mark Lightsey of Aerocraftsman</tt></pre>
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<pre style="font-size: 9pt;"><tt>Hi Terry,
I recently purchased an OX-5 plus a Robin radiator with the shutter
assembly from an estate sale. If you know of anyone in need of the radiator
assembly, please send them my way. I'd be willing to sell it, but would rather
trade for a Travel Air Hisso radiator.
Thanks,
Mark Lightsey</tt></pre>
Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-72133076160506683472015-10-31T19:13:00.003-05:002015-10-31T19:13:40.984-05:00Blakesburg 2015 in the 1929 Curtiss RobinHere are a few of the Highlights of our Trip to and from Blakesburg Iowa at the end of August 2015 with the 1929 Curtiss Robin and 1946 Taylorcraft Chase Plane.<br />
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Here's a short video made by the local newspaper reporter during our <a href="http://bcove.me/81x2fe5f" target="_blank">Stop at Chilliothe MO </a>on our way North.<br />
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<br />Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-2240986128178366322015-04-27T12:40:00.002-05:002015-04-27T13:00:14.211-05:002015 Central Texas (Taildragger) Fly-In Formerly known as the Central Texas Taylorcraft Fly-In... this year, we merged forces with the folks from the Cessna 120/140 association. We also invited Champs, Cubs, and Stinsons. The result was a good time in spite of some unstable weather conditions on Friday, Saturday morning, and Sunday. As always, the crew at the Old Fort Parker Historic site and Fort Parker Flying Field were extra hospitable. The food was great, the people were awesome. Here are a few fun photos from this year's event.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Field Manager Darius Farmer proudly displays his custom Hand Washing Station</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Uhhhmm... well it was all a big mixup and misunderstanding.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mid morning lineup on Saturday.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The McGregor HS Howling Dogs Jazz Band entertained us under the Oak Trees.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Overhead view of the flying field and the old fort.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sarah McReynolds is always a gracious host at the Old Fort.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View on short final coming over the trees to land on Runway 17.</td></tr>
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PHOTOS BY NENA HADLEY, CASSIE HADLEY, AND ERIC MAJORS<br />
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<br />Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-82473704757234523452015-04-27T11:06:00.002-05:002015-04-27T12:20:06.230-05:00Wonders of Wicker and Workmanship For those who cling to the bygone days of the early aviation, there is a sense of wonder regarding the sights, sounds, feelings, and smells that embody the spirit of old airplanes. Sometimes it's wondering... whether or not this old thing will start, or quit, or leak, or even fly. Or we may wonder... why did they make it this way? or... how did they accomplish such perfection with the basic materials and manufacturing technologies they had back in the day? And then, sometimes we are faced with wondering... should or shouldn't we update this design... will this or that afford us the level of safety we desire? Such are the dilemmas one must face in dealing with old airplanes. <br />
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Perha<span style="font-size: small;">ps these questions are a large part of the adventure and mystique of vintage airplanes. Looking back, we find that somehow through all these questions, these old birds have endured through time and are still here after many people have come and gone. We must realize it is out of duty and respect to those who came before us/who created and maintained these wonderful flying machines that we are called to do our best to <i><b>"Keep the Antiques Flying" </b></i>(as is the motto of the Antique Airplane Association). It is therefore necessary to study the details found all througho</span>ut the machine so that we form an appreciation for their simplicity, practicality, and fine workmanship. It is in this way that we might establish for ourselves, the same or higher standards in homage to these great machines.<br />
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And so, for this posting, I wanted to share some of the "wonder"ful things that we have noticed while working on the St. Louis Robin over the past few months.<br />
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THE CLOCK/PANEL WATCH<br />
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About the Waltham Watch....<br />
- We wonder... was this the actual time piece used for the endurance flight in 1929?<br />
- Wonder how many times they wound it over the 17 day endurance flight?<br />
- Wonder who climbed out on the catwalk to do the winding job? (its on the backside of the unit).<br />
- We wonder... did they pay attention to alignment of all the screw slots horizontally? Well... the prior restorers (the Erale's) certainly did. And so any screw that isn't in alignment, really stands out!<br />
- We did find from the watch repair folks who replaced the mainspring that this watch is indeed from the correct time period.<br />
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THE COWL FASTENERS<br />
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About the cowling fasteners... These things are really cool!<br />
- Wonder if they ever got the patent? <br />
- Wonder why such a simple/effective design isn't still in use today.<br />
- Wonder which other Curtiss Airplanes used them.... Thrush? Fledgling? KingBird? Condor? <br />
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AND THEN THERE'S THE PILOT SEAT.<br />
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Perhaps one of the most essential pieces of equipment in the airplane, the pilot seat is often taken for granted. As is the case with many airplanes of the 1920s, typical airplane seats were made from bamboo and wicker. On this Robin, the prior restoration in 1976 included a pilot new seat made from a rattan (similar to bamboo) frame with wicker cane weave for the seat and back. What a beautiful job done by Mr. Erale in building this seat. Although it was authentic and very cool, the old seat was just not practical for the future plans of this airplane. The problem.... after 39 years, the frame was beginning to crack in its weak joints, especially at the side b races which keep the back upright. This was quite concerning to us from a safety standpoint. You could just imagine the back collapsing on takeoff which would likely have catastrophic consequences. So....<br />
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- We were beginning to wonder if this thing might break down in flight???<br />
- We wondered, is there a way to repair it?<br />
- We wondered... Why didn't the Aero Bulletin 7A have any better strength requirements. <br />
- We decided.... whatever happens, this seat must be strong. <br />
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A TEMPORARY solution was to weld up a steel tube frame to be laced onto the existing seat for reinforcement. This enabled us to proceed with short test flights while awaiting a more practical permanent solution. The repair was done in such a way that it might not be difficult to remove the reinforcements, so as to allow the seat to be retained for future display of authenticity in the plane if desired.<br />
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THE PERMANENT SOLUTION:<br />
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We decided to have our ace fabricator, Lon Carr, build us up a new welded 4130 steel seat frame. Since we were making it all new, the airplane owner requested a change to allow fore and aft adjustment.. We also were able to eliminate the uncomfortable side braces to make the new seat more comfortable for long flights. The new frame was essentially a copy of a steel frame seat used in another Curtiss Robin, NR82H.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The weaving job was expertly completed by<a href="http://www.wickerrevival.com/home.html" target="_blank"> Lisa Perry, of Wicker Revival.</a></td></tr>
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We now have a couple of flights using the new seat. It is certainly more comfortable than the prior one. And though its not original, I think it is a good compromise between practicality, safety and authenticity. <br />
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Terry Bowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10282056570886230326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-691095951721643135.post-88801891004931590612014-12-01T17:11:00.000-06:002014-12-01T17:16:44.925-06:00ESPIRITU TICO - Famous Curtiss Robin of Costa Rica<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Tico</span></b></span> - a colloquial term for a native of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica">Costa Rica</a>. Costa Ricans are usually called <i>ticos</i> by themselves and persons of other Spanish-speaking countries, in place of the more formal <i>costarricenses</i>. The name is short for <i>Hermanitico</i> ('Little Brother'), a friendly and respectful way the people of Costa Rica used in
the past (during the Central American war against <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Walker_%28filibuster%29" title="William Walker (filibuster)">William Walker</a>) to refer to themselves. (from Wikipedia)<br />
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Such is the name given to one particular Curtiss Robin in 1933 by a small cultural neighborhood community of Costa Rican's of the greater San Francisco area.<br />
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The story begins with a fatherless native Costa Rican boy who was brought to San Francisco at a very young age by his mother who sought to provide a better life for her son. <span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Don <b>Román Macaya</b> Lahmann
was born in San Jose in 1903 , in the home formed by Juan Ibáñez and Angela
Macaya Lahmann Carazo, his maternal grandparents were Frederick Wendt Lahmann
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As he matured, the young Macaya became interested in flying and eventually earned his pilot's license and studied aviation. D<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">ue to the economic crisis in America, in 1933
decided to return to his native country. He chose to purchase a Curtiss Robin airplane model C-1, NC911K, with which he planned to bring aviation into Costa Rica. As he prepared for the long journey, his local neighbors blessed the airplane and prayed over his flight. They christened his plane with the suggestive
name of <b>" The Tico Spirit "</b> , emulating the feat in 1927 did Charles
Lindbergh to cross the Atlantic in the famous " Spirit of St. Louis " </span><br />
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<span lang="EN" style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Roman began his flight from Oakland, California, and eventually landing in his home country of Costa Rica on October 5, 1933. The trip was risky at best for the time of year. Plagued along the way with bad weather, Macaya could not land at the airport in
La Sabana. Instead, he followed towards Limon where he fueled. Finally reaching the destination airport, he was receivedby more than 30 thousand people as a hero. They paraded him along the Paseo Colon. Macaya was invited into the presidential palace, where he was welcomed by Don Ricardo Jiménez Oreamun. </span><br />
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FLIGHT SUMMARY - <br />
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So far, we have six takeoffs and landings on the airplane. Three on
Friday 11/14/14, and three on Saturday 11/15/14. These flights totaled
1.6 hours. Pilot, Kelly Mahon did the honors and was just the right man for the job. We were all relieved to know that the engine ran well and the
airplane performed great. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">PREPARATIONS -<br /> </span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I have to say that last week was a phenominal week. Between the
first start on Nov. 8th, to the first flight on the 14th, our team
pulled off some amazing work. After the first engine runs, we had to
remove much of the engine components and some of the interior
furnishings to give Craig Gunder adequate access for a major weld repair on the forward fuselage frame.
Honestly, I was afraid that this process was going to throw the whole
project off schedule by a week. With Kelly here to fly, we all felt the
need to make it happen on schedule. Lon, Craig, Kelly, Randall and
Myself really got a lot done to make it happen. Randall and I had our
day jobs to do, and so we showed up each afternoon after Lon, Craig, and
Kelly had already been working all day on the plane. We (practically) worked
in two shifts and were absolutely working on adrenaline. I had planned
a month ago that our first flight goal was Nov. 12th. That was before
realizing how bad the rusted tube was. So, I am so pleased that we got
it done and into the air only 2 days behind schedule.... thanks to an
outstanding group of guys and my wife and mother-in-law who fueled us
every day.</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Terry and Craig going over the repair as Kelly works inside. Photo by Jared Calvert.</td></tr>
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It was phenominal to share in the excitement of the first
flight. You just cannot imagine what this airplane is like to hear and
see coming to life. It is truly a special machine. The engine is
performing well, but has developed an oil leak. We had already repaired
one oil leak in the sump area before 1st flight and we confirmed it no
longer leaks there. But the new leak started showing up in the nose
section around the third flight (11/14/14). It has gotten slightly
worse on every flight. So far we have not pinpointed exactly where it
is coming from. It is possibly coming from the seal between the
crankshaft and engine crankcase. We decided to stop flying until we can
find and fix this leak. Also we had a partial failure of the pilot
seat, which Kelly temporarily repaired with some bailing wire. It is
not really a good feeling to fly with this repaired seat and so the
airplane is grounded until the seat can be fixed.<br />
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On the first flight, our Pilot Kelly Mahon reported that the engine RPM
was revving up above 1650 RPM at full throttle but the airplane wasn't
climbing very well. This meant the propeller pitch was too flat. So we
made an adjustment to add 3 degrees (coarser angle). On the second
flight with this setting, the RPM was just below to the desired 1600 RPM
at takeoff. So before the 3rd flight, we adjusted back 1 degree
(flatter angle). The 3rd flight proved this to be the optimal setting
for the propeller. It seems the takeoff distance reduced by about 150
feet by the 3rd flight as compared to the first. We are happy with this setting. </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Also it was pleasing that our intercom system
worked flawlessly for communication between the pilot and passenger as
did the radio communications between the pilot and ground crew who had a
hand-held radio.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also, on the first day, the outside air temperatures were around 35 F.
As a result, it was hard getting the oil up to the recommended operating
temperature. We would like to see 160 F or more but we never got it
above 140 F. Therefore the oil pressure was higher than the recommended
range (60 to 90 psi). Kelly decided to fly after about 30 minutes of
ground run, even though the pressure was still a little high. On that
flight the pressure settled to about 110 psi at the cruise power
setting. We removed one spacer from the oil pressure relief valve and on
the 2nd flight the pressure settled to about 100 psi. So we removed
another washer and for the remaining flights the pressure was showing
about 95 psi. This should come down in warmer weather. <br />
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The flights on Saturday were just about the same as the 3rd flight in
all respects. Outside air temp was a bit colder, around 32 F and had
dipped to 24F overnight. With blankets over the engine, I left our
work-light plugged in all night. The next morning, we used a hair dryer
to warm up the oil tank for a few hours. With pre-heat all morning we
got the oil temperature up to about 49 F by the time of engine start
around 1pm.</span></span><span style="font-size: small;"> We found in cold weather, it takes a lot of fuel priming
to achieve cold start. One other thing we learned is that the battery
and starter we have are GREAT! It took a lot of cranking but
the starter and battery did not miss a beat. As we learn more, we hope
to develop a good start technique so we can minimize the wear and tear
on the starter. I am glad we had them an were not using the hand crank
or worse, hand propping.</span></span></span><br />
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As for the airplane rigging in general, Kelly was pleased. We had kept
the wing wash-in (twist) settings as they were already set previously by Joe Erale. With
no adjustments, Kelly says it flies level. He did not do any stalls
yet, so we will evaluate this a bit more when we get to the point of
testing stalls. This will tell us more about the stability. If it has a
tendency to drop a wing during stall onset, it may require a small
adjustment. But we are certainly sure it is close to perfect already.
As for the tail (horizontal stabilizer) trim adjustments, we had
adjusted them to be level with the hangar floor when the trim lever was
in the neutral position. Kelly says that this is pretty close. The
plane does not like to settle in for a 3-point landing as it is a bit
heavy on the nose. Instead, it tends to settle on the main wheels (aka
Wheel Landing) unless you apply some propwash across the tail. This
takes a bit of pilot finesse. Wheel Landings are ok, but tend to take a
little more runway. This is also how my dad's Robin flies... I think it
is pretty typical of all Robins. I look forward to evaluating these
things more when we get some warmer weather. </span> </span></span></span><br />
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For now, the seat and oil leak are the priorities. We have some bad
weather coming this weekend so I may not get a chance to troubleshoot
the engine oil leak. But in the mean time, we are getting prepared to
build a new seat. Next week, I plan to go remove the seat from dad's
Robin so we can make measurements from it. We will build a steel frame
seat and have it wicker-covered to match the current wicker. We will
include the ability for adjustment. The simplest way will be a design
that is ground-adjustable only. I am looking at some other seat designs
now to find the best.<br />
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By the way... all of the paperwork was also completed last week and the
airplane is legally returned to service. Logbook entries are complete.
We filed four FAA form 337s' with the FAA documenting the major repairs
and major alterations that were done. The airplane is deemed
airworthiy until this time next year when its next annual inspection
will be due.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I mentioned, two of the flights Saturday were of
historical significance as they were with passengers Pat Holoyda (Forest
O'Brine's grand-daughter) and Clarine Andresen (Dale Jackson's
grand-niece). More on this next time.</span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
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