| | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | I could not see you and Justina being happy with that airplane.
Perhaps I don't have the vision...but, open cockpit? Taildragger? It might be fun for a weekend...but to commit to using that aircraft exclusively? I don't think so. Well Gary, with 100LL hitting $6.00 per gallon here, that means that it now costs us 10 times more to fly then to drive.  Which means we'll be flying less, driving more, and sticking closer to home. In which a slower, open cockpit, plane will do just fine. Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | Looks like a modern remake of the Curtis-Write Junior. You are absolutely correct. That tis what it tis. Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 | Bill- Saw an Ercoupe 415 (LS legal)for sale in Trade-A-Plane last week. Price in high teens and I think it was in the NW, too. Will look around if you're interested. Addenda: Bill, The TAP website ad. Not in NW, but in Illinois. Sorry for the confusion. http://www.trade-a-plane.com/detail/1297713.html Dennis, I have numerous hours in an Alon. And I thoroughly enjoyed flying it. But if we replace the 150, it will be with an experimental. We are seeking the freedoms that an experimental still has to offer. Thanks anyways! Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,698 Likes: 1 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,698 Likes: 1 | ...if we replace the 150, it will be with an experimental. We are seeking the freedoms that an experimental still has to offer. picky... picky... picky...  Okay. Hows about this one? The Little Wing has always had my eye, even though it's not fixed-wing. The two-place version, LW-5 could possibly work for you & Justina. Certainly would have good short-field numbers http://www.littlewingautogyro.com/ | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,272 Likes: 153 Member/7500+posts | | Member/7500+posts Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 9,272 Likes: 153 | Is it just me, or is "Woody Pusher" the dumbest name ever for an airplane ... or anything else for that matter?
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,698 Likes: 1 Member/2500+posts | | Member/2500+posts Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 2,698 Likes: 1 | Is it just me, or is "Woody Pusher" the dumbest name ever for an airplane ... or anything else for that matter? Well Terry, it's a heck'uva lot better than... ..."Woody Puller" | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,524 Likes: 554 DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! | | DA POOBS Member with 30,000+ posts!! Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 35,524 Likes: 554 | Is it just me, or is "Woody Pusher" the dumbest name ever for an airplane ... or anything else for that matter? Well Terry, it's a heck'uva lot better than... ..."Woody Puller" Sounds like the two at the flophouse....   
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Join the Popular Front for the Reunification of Gondwanaland. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 | Bill,
I have never even seen a Woody's Pusher but I do have a little time in both seats of an AirCam. It looks like to me that the AirCam is a twin engined version of the Woody's Pusher.
I would STRONGLY urge you to take an extended test flight before you make any decision. The front cockpit of the CamAir is fairly comfortable (for an open cockpit airplane). The wind in the back seat is a major issue, even with a full face motor cycle helmet.
For an hour or so it is a fun airplane to fly. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,253 Likes: 1 Member/1500+posts | | Member/1500+posts Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,253 Likes: 1 | Wayne,
What does the combination of a high thrust line and taildragger configuration do to the take-off characteristics?
Jim
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...on the trailing edge of technology.
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