Hello, Dave Burry Here, Denver, CO. 303-810-5434. If you are interested in ARCO in a
American Champ airframe, you should talk to Ed Nelson in Sidney, NE. Ed is Amer Champ dealer, also experienced teaching ARCO pilot, airshow qualifications. HE has a Decathlon and 2 Pitts. Ed will give you all the scoop on Amer Champ airplanes. Great guy too. Ed 1-970-217-1778
Rocket.... Luv your post on the Beavers....!! Very funny and humorous. interesting info on the Champ fine wire plugs, verses other Brands. You should take up writing, as a side line to wrenching....!!
2022-08-26 13:25:51
rocketThanx Brother!. I did about 25 years out in western AK and my bread and butter was the float beaver, figured I would need another 20 more years to know it all though.
Im already forgett8ing stuff, went back and re read that post and wanted to add a couple things and edit it some.
I always wanted to be a writer, funny though, I didn't know I had this odd form of dyslexia until I was taking s class at a JC, tested me etc and said yep, you've got a problem, I can read well enough and aleways have, I was banned from reading in the 5th grade cause thats all I would do, I just can't spell and I get a little confuse about left and right. Missfueled my tripacer "take off on left tank only" two times and then came up with this little dance, face spinner, spin around and face forward, look at left hand, turn to the left hand, then fuel that tank; every fn time!. Similar processes to keep from hooking something up backwards and killing pilots, timing those damn beaver mags would kick my ass every once in a while though going from the left mag to the right, first one of the season always got me ;)....
I always chuck when people suggest making an L with you hand.... Ha ha ha, my brain tells me both are an L.
Colorado Pilots Assn offers a Mountain Flying course in June most years. It is a 2 day course, with all the usual, mtn flying, WX, density altitudes etc. Plus, you can get a mtn check out with mtn experienced CFI's. I learned in Leadville 38 years ago, YeHaw....!!. Dave b.