They also put on a STOL demo which was fun to watch.
I was especially interested to meet CC Pocock and see his 170B.
He took a stock engined Cessna 170 with big tires and a flat prop, flew all the way up to Valdez, Alaska last month and got 1st place in the STOL competition.
To have CC fly up from AZ in a ratty O-300 powered bird and snatch the crown from the guys who have had it for the past few years, is a BIG deal!!
Here he is showing his fancy tailwheel setup off.
He bought the plane for $20k when it was a 12 year ramp mummy and then stripped as much out as he could, put a flat prop, big tires/wheels, and the double spring and damper tailwheel on.
The rebound dampening can be cranked way up to completely change the way it cushions the airframe on when it's landed slowly & tail first.
Of course the other big name there was Mike Patey and his Draco, which is all the rage these days.
4K fpm climb with 680 HP
Wing control surfaces have all been extended.
The prop can go into beta, which is reverse pitch and not only stop the plane on landing, but even let it back up in reverse, so he added a huge LED back up light with camera.
And night vision for forward view
It's a neat bird
Cory Robin was there with his Carbon Cub. He has a surprise in store for the STOL community with something special being constructed on this airplane very soon. [emoji2958]
My friend Brit hopping on his tire for a photo
I could jabber on forever, but I'll shut up and just post all the pics.
*ok, maybe one more...this a a Just Aircraft "Highlander" which is powered by a Yamaha engine with a centrifugal clutch attached to the prop. When he is at idle or engine stopped, the prop freewheels. That's why it's tied down below. When he's taxiing our, if he goes to idle the prop starts moving really slow and almost stops. It's weird!
Lawn Mower III is built to be light
2200 hour total time 1981 Cessna 180 (17th from the las one ever built)
Pretty original except for the door panels.
