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I'm the new, proud owner of N2673J purchased from James Cox off the club classifieds. Just got the signed bill of sale today. James was great in working out all the details with my A&P who actually went and did the pre-buy and closed the sale. Plan to learn how to fly in it starting in July after I get off this National Guard deployment and back to the US. I’ve never actually seen the plane other then in pictures but I’m told it’s nice. Now it’s undergoing a minor restoration with a new engine using Millennium cylinders, repaint repairs, interior, and some minor electronic upgrades. James really raved about the Horton STOL kit and told me “good luck” in getting it to stall during my training.

Joined the club around Oct of last year and have since read most of the archives and Mike Arman’s book. Mike’s book was great and my A&P now has a list I generated from the book of things to check and install. Mike also answered a few questions I sent him in an email that really cleared up some important ownership questions I had. This club is great and I now know enough information to actually converse in detail with my A&P even though I have zero hours flying one.

See you in Clinton in 2008

Congratulations, Jeff. Your training will have a twist in the fact that the Horton will act totally different from what a normal 150 stalls like. So your plan should be to get that liscense and join the Clinton group in 08.

Dale,

I'm just curious enough to ask - how does a Horton stall? What's different?

Roger

Oh, and congratulations Jeff. A 150 is a great plane to learn to fly.

Horton stalls whenever he hears a Who.

(sorry, couldn't resist.)

Is that any Who or just Little Sally Who ?

Roger hope I can explain this well. Mine does not stall. Just wiggles a little, lower the nose 3 degrees and it is back steady. Acts like a leaf floating down no break or buffet. Now my old 150 broke and the nose dropped. It maybe a combination of the 150HP out front, battery in the back and the Horton, I just don't know.

This is power off. With a power on stall I have to start at a low power setting and increase it as I raise the nose but never to full power. Go into it to fast and it will be in such a nose up attitude and no airspeed showing and about 5mph showing on the GPS and then hang on Gerty. It will go over on its back and fall. Easy enough recovery but not what I or the CFII was expecting on my BFR right after I got the Mouse put together. So now I demonstrate it without full throttle and it will shake and then lower the nose a tad and good to go.

I have done approaches at 44mph indicated and still feels solid.
It darn sure ain't my piloting skills at work here.

Congrats Jeff!! The best of luck with your plane and lessons!! ---Tim

Good luck Jeff!

felipe

Thanks Dale, good job.

Roger