Leo, Make sure the aircraft is properly rigged, the weight & balance is as close to nuetral as you can get it (many big engine Navions are missing a tail...
Kerry, Joe Young is his name. As far as learning to keep the centerline; using the runway and all kinds of other stuff. I find that when I have a lot of room...
Leo, Some folks do not believe there is any such thing as "getting on the step" With E series engines it is even more important than with the larger engines as...
Dick I raced a 200 hp Piper Arrow some time in the Eighties back from Oshkosh direct to Lorain County airport in Ohio, across the lake, by going to 500 feet...
Here is a link to a formation video showing the Navion can stay with the T34s, even if there are more of them J This was filmed at the Muskegon Michigan...
I was flying with a 'Seasoned" Navion pilot once and we were talking about landing distances etc.. He told me about how he used to land as close to the end of...
That's really neat that it was shot on old 8mm film~ It's like listening to music on vynal~ ~Erich ________________________________ From: Bill Klungle...
Yep - it's not how close to the end you can land, it's how close to the spot you picked can you land. That's why they have spot landing contests and not ...
Hi Scott Which ones need the weight and why do they need it? I know the GO equipped Navions had it but I always thought it was there to counter the forward cg...
... Going back to the= (5/27/09) question about what to carry, that is a good idea about the {(stop leak}} so I put some in my engine. I think that would be...
Why would I want to land at the end of an 8'000 strip when where I was going was located 800' from the approach end? Sort of like driving from Los Angeles to...
I think you misunderstood~ BUT I'd rather be 7900' from my destination on an airport than be 50' short of the runway with a bent airplane... Just the view...
Um, guys? Any runway that has an FAA instrument approach has a "Touchdown Marker" located (typically) 1000' down the runway from beginning of the runway. This...
Anyone ever land at Gibraltar Airport? Gibraltar's Airport has an aircraft and vehicular traffic intersection AT THE SAME GRADE LEVEL!!! I think motor traffic...
Can someone help this lady with where to find drawing and etc. for their model Navion project? I don't have anything. Ron ... From: Susan Calvin To:...
I think that all she needs to do is get the Navion manuals which have great structural pictures and scale them up. My only advise. Dick Sherman _____ From:...
I have some photo's of old balsa Navion models which include the structural drawings of the model.. I'll get them out to her as soon as I get a chance.. ...
That's pretty far out!! Closest I can come is being cleared down the highway at DM while delivering a few aircraft to the Bone Yard... Brad N8818H From:...
Answer her directly. She's not looking at this site. ... From: Dick Sherman To: navion_aircraft_mail@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 9:59 AM ...
I ran across this doing preliminary planning for the flight to Cedar City. The purple areas are TFRs for laser operations, fortunately from FL180-280. Note the...
Wow! Where did you get that graphic? Sent from my iPhone, pardon the typos! Jonathan Katz 317-829-4810 Indianapolis (USA) 514-907-6716 Montreal (Canada)...
It came from Aeroplanner.com, http://www.aeroplanner.com/index.cfm They have some free basic services but you can get an upgraded membership for free if you're...
Meridian is great, flying is good and Ill be at keokuk in July. we are planning to do Natchez this year again, hope you will make it. Ill see you in Keokuk ...
Hey all, Dawson Aircraft has a '46 A model Navion it's willing to sell as a project. It can be seen here http://www.aircraftpartsandsalvage.com/1946_Navion.htm...
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