Aero Commander. Same as Bob Hoover used to fly,(well there are model differences, hard to say it is the exact same)

I love Aero Commanders! I saw one take off yesterday from PVU in the rain. The guy banked about 45 degrees and headed off to the West. Those planes move! If I could justify (or afford) one, I would have one for sure. They just sold one off ebay for $12,000 that had mid time engines. I think it was a divorce sale. It was stripped down to paint and the nose was off. I've seen a lot of them go for under $40K, probably because that is what an annual would cost too?

chickenair wrote:

gbflyer wrote:Took this pic with my cell phone in JNU today as I was taxing out. Been around the airport there for years, I understand it belonged to a fellow who passed on and his father won't let it go. Winter was a little hard on it....

That must be the guy on Craigs List in Juneau looking for C-140 parts. I believe he was looking for wing and strut parts I'll sell him the whole plane

Taxied past it today. It's a 170B registered in Douglas AK.

There's a stripped Twin Commander at PATK at the public tie downs -looks like it has been there for at least ten years.

First one I ever saw close up was at Blythe CA, chase plane for one of the Goodyear blimps (which was also tied down nearby )

Many of them are still in service with the US Forest Service as fire patrol and bomber lead planes, though as I understand it they are being replaced in some cases with King Airs? I can't imagine low level recon from a King Air?

Hello Backcountry Pilots,
This one has not moved in a while!

James

I guess these are not "ramp" mummies, but they are mummies:

I've looked at these every week for the last 8 years.

Now wait...how does the yellow 172 sink it's wheels halfway into the ramp? I call photoshop poor job!

Zona,
These two airplanes are parked at the Rosalia, Washington Airport. I land there for cheap 100LL $3.98 a gallon. Sorry but I don't have the computer skills to photo-shop anything. They simply sank into the asphalt over the years.

James
Spokane

James, that's incredible.

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Wow looks like the aluminum wheels just turned to dust.. so sad to see airplanes in that state..why?

An old time description of a plane that's been sitting a loooonnngggg time: "It's sinking into the pavement". And, that's the reason why.

MTV

I was at Rosalia last week and saw these mummies. I wanted to take a photo but forot the camera! Crazy how the C-150 brake discs are talking the load now.

james wrote:Zona,
These two airplanes are parked at the Rosalia, Washington Airport. I land there for cheap 100LL $3.98 a gallon. Sorry but I don't have the computer skills to photo-shop anything. They simply sank into the asphalt over the years.

James
Spokane

Pictures taken at Corona, CA 5-2010.

The sad thing about these last few photos is they look in better condition than some I see flying

chickenair wrote:The sad thing about these last few photos is they look in better condition than some I see flying

See, there's hope for these old birds after all.

This 182B has been parked at Morgan County Apt in Utah for quite a while. It is a mess but the cowl is the best I have ever seen. My cowl is about to fall off the plane. Wonder if anybody would notice if I swapped them out while I am here


Tim

Tim, I saw that 182 last year. I thought it was a taildragger the way it was sitting. Here is one I saw last week while I was in Arkansas. It looks fast even sitting on the ground! Has a glass panel too. Looks like it had a gear up landing because there is still dirt all over the belly.


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Sorry, I just can't seem to get the photos on here. Check it out in the Photo Gallery

Starship and a SR-71 at the Southern Air Museum at the Birmingham, Alabama airport.