I'll be there loading the container near the SNJ I'd you wanna land and say hi! Plenty of pictures still to come

jlacharite wrote:I'll be there loading the container near the SNJ I'd you wanna land and say hi! Plenty of pictures still to come

Definitely would love to say Hi and see your aircraft. I was very close to purchasing a C140. The simplicity and utilization will never be matched. Log your time working so you can get an A&P down the road.

Where exactly will you be on PHJR field? I only know the other side USCG Station area.

Should be in the location circled in red. Lots of work left to do boxing up the 140. Should have gotten one yourself, it's an amazing aircraft!

If you end up landing, just request to land by self serve fuel, and you'll see the container on the ramp. All the room in the world over there to park

jlacharite wrote:If you end up landing, just request to land by self serve fuel, and you'll see the container on the ramp. All the room in the world over there to park

Departing in the R44 around 0730HST from PHNL. Still training “Autos”, Hovering etc so will be in the pattern. Will definitely try landing by your aircraft before exit class “D”. The GA scene there is new to me but, it seems pretty cool.

I have your cell number! Mahalo for the invite! Aloha.

Me at the PHJR tower, USCG in the back:

I set the helo down. But, you no there Brah?
The container was opened.

It's a 140 in a box.... I was returning from hangar 110 with a cargo pallet when you landed. We got the main gear on on the pallet and used a forklift to lift the fuselage up. Fits like a glove! Had 1/4 of an inch clearance for the landing gear. I guess this is the one time bigger tires dont help?

Where in California are you shipping to? When does it arrive?

Well, yesterday the 140 arrived in California at Castle airport with ZERO DAMAGE!!! The tail feathers were installed yesterday and the wings hung today. Tomorrow will be the prop and final rigging and test flying! Soon, the coast to coast adventure as well as High Sierra!

Got that sweet A&P autograph in the books today and test flew the newly assembled cessna 140! Flew perfectly hands off! Only needed a slight trim tab adjustment since I ran out of up trim on final and had to hold slight back pressure to maintain glide slope. Woo!!!

Finally got a chance to get some dirt on the tires! Fiddler showed me around the mojave area, and I was able to bag my first off airport landings. Good news is it flies perfectly! Bad news, I'm stuck at some place called Hesperia waiting for weather to clear so I can keep pushing south to San Diego....

Awesome! Must be a big change from flying around Hawaii!

robw56 wrote:Awesome! Must be a big change from flying around Hawaii!

So much different Haha it's much better here. Can only land at the same 5 Hawaiian airports so many times before it gets boring

jlacharite wrote:

robw56 wrote:Awesome! Must be a big change from flying around Hawaii!

So much different Haha it's much better here. Can only land at the same 5 Hawaiian airports so many times before it gets boring

Hey, wait a minute, there are 6 airports here! Ha ha!

Looking good Joe. You are totally awesome getting your ship there. Love your pictures. Are you attending the HSF? Just around the corner eh?

Aloha!

8GCBC wrote:

jlacharite wrote:

robw56 wrote:Awesome! Must be a big change from flying around Hawaii!

So much different Haha it's much better here. Can only land at the same 5 Hawaiian airports so many times before it gets boring

Hey, wait a minute, there are 6 airports here! Ha ha!

Looking good Joe. You are totally awesome getting your ship there. Love your pictures. Are you attending the HSF? Just around the corner eh?

Aloha!

I dont count honolulu, I have no business going into there!

And yes, planning on being at HSF! As long as theres no issues between now amd then, I'll be there

Finally got the new LEDs installed all around with the exception of the tail light. Waiting for the uavionix tail beacon to be certified for ADSB compliance

I owned this dollar forty (N89476) from 1983 to 1987. I learned to fly in it in Soldotna Alaska and took my PPL test in Homer with it. It was in excellent condition when I owned it. I kept it polished with "Blue Magic" which worked great. I had wing and tail covers for it and a insulated cowling cover as it was parked outside. ( No hangers ). I heated the engine with a Red Dragon heater in the winter and it really performed when the temp was around 0 degrees. Great density altitude. My wife gave me a set of skis one Christmas. Best gift ever. I still have the original POH for the plane if you want it.

Nobbybob wrote:I owned this dollar forty (N89476) from 1983 to 1987. I learned to fly in it in Soldotna Alaska and took my PPL test in Homer with it. It was in excellent condition when I owned it. I kept it polished with "Blue Magic" which worked great. I had wing and tail covers for it and a insulated cowling cover as it was parked outside. ( No hangers ). I heated the engine with a Red Dragon heater in the winter and it really performed when the temp was around 0 degrees. Great density altitude. My wife gave me a set of skis one Christmas. Best gift ever. I still have the original POH for the plane if you want it.

Thank you for reaching out! Your little 140 has been around quite a bit since then. The covers and skis are unfortunately long gone, but I plan on eventually finding some skis and throwing them on when I get the chance. I would really appreciate being able to get my hands on the original POH! Thats the last item left that I would need to have all documentation back to day one at the Cessna factory. Ill be more than happy to cover the mailing expenses. Do you have any copies of pictures or any good stories you would be willing to include? Im trying to find as many pictures as I can of the plane. I was in the Navy and made port in Homer in May 2016 and met with another one of the previous owners of 476, and have been fascinated with learning her history. Thank you again!

N89476 at HSF '18

Well it's been a while since I've had any real progress. Still not too much to report, but I have made the decision to make the ADS-B upgrade this summer, which means the panel and electrical are all getting re-done. Also, the wings will be getting new fabric. New fabric means new paint, so the red stripe will be getting repainted this summer as well. I have primed the interior and begun stripping the old red stripe off the fuselage. More to follow!

(And of course plenty of flying until the wings come off in July [emoji6])

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Excited to see the progress. I just did a new radio and relocated the headset jacks in my 120, very happy with the results. I'd highly recommend moving the plugs to behind you. So nice having them out of the way.