An interesting story about vintage aircraft and a Model T Huck starter.

[Dark Helmet]

Thanks for the link! Sounds sweet!

[bakrzdzn]

+1 I wish I could have had some of the experiences that some are afforded by age and location. Dad had a model T, I think, mom about killed him when he sold it. Went to a fly in down in Fla once, WOW, all WWII era, but I loved it.

[TXGunNut]

Not an airplane fan but I enjoy a good story about bringing and old machine (or two) back to life. Thanks, Popper.

[snuffy]

Bad Water Bill

Just peaked. Wrong move. 1/2 hour later what a great story.

Thanks for sharing.

½ hour, that's all? It took me a couple of hours following different links! Makes me glad I'm retired----AGAIN.

My earliest memories were of my dad and his 1945 Taylor Craft. It's 65 horse continental purred like a kitten. He took me for many rides, sometimes one hundred miles from the home airport.

After a stint in the air force, I took up flying with the intent of becoming an instrument instructor. I got as far as a commercial license and most of the way through the instrument flying course. I failed the written 3 times, then gave it all up.

The main thing was seeing my instructor starving, not able to make a living. It all depends on good flying weather. Around Wisconsin, that's rare, less than 100 days per year. Then to have a max of 6 students in any given good weather day wasn't enough to live off of.

Being as how I live in Oshkosh, I can go to the EAA annual fly in. Been there TWICE! It's a giant rip-off! I took my son there when he was 10. The day cost us 200 bucks, that was 20 years ago. We did get to see a lot of older planes, and a tour of a Russian cargo plane, the equivalent to our C5-A galaxy.

That Hawker Hind is a beautiful bi-plane. I'd love to go up in it, but there's only room for one-, the pilot. I haven't been up as pilot-in-command for over 40 years, I'd be a bit rusty! AND it's a biplane, never flew one of those. It's NOT like riding a bicycle, you have to stay current on hours, and constant practice.

[popper]

51 farmall is not old. I remember seeing the old steam tractors rusting away in the fields, huge steel cleated wheels. We (GS air club) collected old papers for a year to pay for the Taylorcraft, don't remember what vintage but it was the side-by-side 2 seater. Started JHS before I could fly it. Dad liked the Mooneys best but got a C - 190 for business trips. Big radial that burned lots of oil.