Picking up a mod c with 277 motor & B box this coming sat and expect to have a bunch of questions for you folks. It comes with an extra motor overhauled by a...
Welcome,Ted! How long is your runway? Jim ... ============= Picking up a mod c with 277 motor & B box this coming sat and expect to have a bunch of questions...
Jim, don't have a r/w as such but about 300-400 ft of usable field at present. With the removal of a few trees I should be able, hopefully, to touch down...
A lot of variables..What's your location/elevation? I flew from 400 ft runway,BUT my hopper was rotax 447 powered and I weigh 165 soaking wet! Jim ... ...
We were using a 500 ft runway in south Phoenix and we had a fence on one end and a tree on the other. Never had a problem. I was running a 484 Chaparral....
150'? Mine was more like 75'.consistantly....Density? JimG ... ============= We were using a 500 ft runway in south Phoenix and we had a fence on one end and a...
Hi Ted! (in Lexington,NC?) Jackye here in Raleigh. I never heard back from you. If you weigh under 200# & have a good 1000 ft to clear 80 foot trees or more,...
Thanks jackye. I came across this bare bones one and the price was too good to pass up. Didn't really want one loaded as I'm sure I'd never get it in/out my...
Jim, altitude is about 800 ft above sea level. A friend of mine who currently flys an Xair is a previous Hopper owner and has a field that handles his Xair...
Your friend wouldn't be Bill Shamblin,would it? I know he got an Xair....I heard the wheel nuts or something on the axle were a suspect area..Maybe John...
Jim, I've heard of Bill and think I may have met him once but not sure. My friend is Johnny Stewart and his experience with Hoppers goes back to earliest...
Hi Ted! Were you at the Wadesboro, Anson County Airport @ the end of May for their first official Fly-In? (Nice big area for flying sailplanes too!) Local Al...
Okay...I guess I'll put my $.02's worth in about crow-hopping. Since I started in ULs about 20 years ago, crow-hopping was about the only way to learn. My...
......... believe once you hit that throttle,keep it wide open and claw for the sky! You can fine tune your skills w/ hoppin around later if you wish.(That's...
Jackye, no I wasn't there then...I've been out of the local loop for a couple of years or more and lost track of whats going on. Hafta to get back with EAA...
Can/t seen to find LEAF on internet and don't remember who the others are. Does anyone have some links for me? I'm gonna need fuel hose, Bing carb bowl...
Hi Ted.. It is sad what you went thru..I am in the same situation on a Ragwing that I just purchased..The 80 yr old builder put about 4 yrs of his time in on...
Jim, it sure does. He only discovered a few months age he has lung cancer and its apparently taking it toll fast. You could tell by all the little ways the...
What kind of tank? Plastic or Fiberglass? ... What kind of tank? Plastic or Fiberglass? On Sat, Aug 9, 2008 at 3:01 PM, < clem@... > wrote:  Jim, it...
Paul, its plastic. ... From: Paul Smigel To: WUPA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 6:07 PM Subject: Re: [WUPA] Supply Houses? What kind of...
Thanks Dean. got it bookmarked now. ted ... From: Dean A. Scott To: WUPA@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 9:45 PM Subject: Re: [WUPA] Supply...
I have gotten a model c that was crashed however has all the parts and extras to rebuild.Also has a running engine with many new parts for almost two more...
Jackye, thanks. I think I mentioned that one of the 277's that came with the Hopper was rebuilt by Dwight back in 1996. Prob gonna call him just to touch...
Hey, "T", I haven't "e"-'d D&F but you could give it a try! 8-) I only have an old biz card of his w/ dfaviation@.... I'd prefer to just phone him & get...
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