I know there has got to be some FB's out there that are equipped with parking brakes. Seems to me it would be safer when propping, just not as original as...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 5, 2007 3:46 am
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Bill you could put a hydrolic lock on each line . nose wheel planes only need one as it locks both weels at the same time Bill Bill McDuffie...
Stringbag has one incorporated with (what I think are) Luscombe 8A cable drum brakes. A very simple and effective set-up (been in service for many years), can...
Why would nose wheel planes have only one and two for a tail dragger ? I remember seeing just a small lever under the instrument panel on a Air Tractor and was...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 6, 2007 3:50 am
7602
I salvaged a complete hydraulic brake system (among other items) from a Mooney that I discovered at a metal recycler awaiting shredding. The actual parking...
ya it woulden't make a differance i was thinking like some pipers and the aircoupe had one break lever and no diferancel braking._,___ [Non-text portions of...
Parking brakes are pretty easy to install, either via a cable to actuate the master cylinder or a parking brake valve which allows pressure applied to the...
Just wondering what seems to be the norm in headsets used in FB'S and what head gear do you fly in ? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 8, 2007 2:40 am
7606
There is a nice one listed in the newsletter of EAA Chapter 976 in Carrollton Ga. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 8, 2007 3:09 am
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Bill, If you sent a photo or any other info on the fly baby for sale it didn't come thru. Could you send more info please? Gene ... From: Bill McDuffie To:...
I have a fabric helmet with an older David Clark headset with the rigid/articulated style wire boom mike, as well as a leather helmet with a Flightcom headset,...
... I've got a leather helmet with gaps-and-a-snap for installing around a headset. I've got a Flightcom Denali ANR headset, and am quite happy with it. I put...
That looks like a good value ... From: Ron Wanttaja To: flybabylist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 8:23 AM Subject: Re: [flybabylist] FB for...
I bought it already, going to get it tomorrow. Can't wait to get it home. Frank ... From: dogsbody To: flybabylist@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, December 08,...
Congratulations Frank ! And where will this pretty little FB call home now ? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 9, 2007 3:29 am
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http://www.aircraftone.com/aircraft/models/harper_raymond_a_fly_baby_14 101b8.asp This is a gorgeous airframe dating back to the 60's, but the Lyc O-145 died....
Hey, congratulations on getting another bird in the air. Hopefully mine will follow soon. Rebuilding the A-75 now. Considering props. Can you report what...
Hi Bill, It will be located in Petersburg, VA. The weather is a little cold for Fly Baby flying but we might get a good day or two this winter, otherwise I...
Hey gang! I bought a A65 firewall forward from a old builder in Ohio for my project and have decided to go with a bigger motor, so I can fly from my 1265 foot...
... for Fly Baby flying but we might get a good day or two this winter, otherwise I will have to wait till spring till the fun can begin. Where are you...
... Hopefully ... props. ... I can't fit into the cockpit, so I didn't fly it. First flight I asked the young pilot to get it into the air as fast as he could...
... Here's an addendum to my previous post about this Fly Baby N4640P. The aircraft was not on my airport so we trailered it there -- from 50 miles away ---...
Hey gang! I thought I sent this out over the weekend but it never showed up so here I go again. I bought a A65 firewall forward from a old builder in Ohio for...
Thanks for the prop info. I'll be looking forward to more. Metal props are certianly durable but doesn't efficiency have more to do with the particular...
... Teecrafter kindly aimed one of his fellow chapter members at me, and I received two very nice additional photos of this pretty bird. I'm in the midst of a...
There is another FB listed for sale on the Barnstormers site. Looks like it is in Utah. Ron might know something about this one. [Non-text portions of this...
Bill McDuffie
william210@...
Dec 12, 2007 4:25 am
7627
... Hey, cool... Ben Kaufman's airplane! I met Ben about eight years ago, when he was 15 and building a Fly Baby. That's not a misprint. Fifteen. He had...
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