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| | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 51 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 51 | Finally found my straight-tail C-150, N5566E, a 1959 (actually a 1958, #66) here in northern California. Finishing up the transaction now and hope to be flying soon. Love to hear from folks flying the early birds, especially those without Attitude Indicators. Thanks! (roadwriters@gmail.com) | | | | | Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: May 2009 Posts: 3,361 Likes: 4 | Woo Hoo! Congrat's Dan!
Check out Mr. Charles Hanna's website on the early birds. He is an encyclopedia and always ready to help. (Thanks as always Charles, I am in your debt!)
Max!
I miss John Ruffo
| | | | | Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,157 Member/1000+posts | | Member/1000+posts Joined: May 2005 Posts: 1,157 | Congratulations Dan. Great find and looking forward to hearing about your experiences.
Oh (by the way) ... nice first name!
Dan
A150M TD; N9832J "Sassy"
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,768 Likes: 3 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,768 Likes: 3 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,775 Likes: 301 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 8,775 Likes: 301 | Congrats Dan. I can't help. I fly a 1968 model with the slant tail. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,600 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,600 | Dan, Congratulations. My '59 N5866E is pretty close to yours. It flys just fine with or without an attitude indicator. When I put a post it note over the instrument, the plane doesn't know the difference.  | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 7,150 Likes: 204 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 7,150 Likes: 204 | Congrats, Dan! Hope it works out for you as well as my guy, Wilbur, has for me.
Cheers,
Catherine | | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,768 Likes: 3 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,768 Likes: 3 | Finally found my straight-tail C-150, N5566E, a 1959 (actually a 1958, #66) here in northern California. Finishing up the transaction now and hope to be flying soon. Love to hear from folks flying the early birds, especially those without Attitude Indicators. Thanks! (roadwriters@gmail.com) Attitude Indicator? Attitude Indicator? Oh, yeah. Its that one in the middle I almost never look at. Reg | | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 51 Member | | Member Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 51 | Thanks folks! I'll get some pix up soon. Instead of the attitude indicator, I think I'll post a photo of Jeff Dunham's "Walter" puppet -- that's an attitude! If Walter is smiling, relative to the horizon, the aircraft is in inverted flight. ;-) | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,197 Likes: 2 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 7,197 Likes: 2 | It's a thrill to find that dream plane you've searched high and low for...I remember that feeling from back in 1995! Best of luck with your new best friend Dan.
Dan
Civilization is the limitless multiplication of unnecessary necessities. (Mark Twain)
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