Any Pilots On Here??

[PILOON]

With the cylinders poking out like that it sure looks like a Piper cub J3. (was my first plane).
Generally a 65 hp Continental engine and used an 'armstrong' starter.

 

[TimberHole]

The 1st and 3rd pics are either a Cessna 120 or 140. Cant tell if it has the rear window to know which. It appears to be an early model, probably a 1946 or 47 as I think I see gear extenders at the bottom of the gear legs. These early models had a reputation for nosing over so the extenders moved the main gear forward a bit. I知 surprised to see the extenders as I didn稚 realize they were used in the early days. I had always assumed they were the brainchild of someone a decade or two later. The factory did sweep the gear forward beginning in about 1948.

Do you have any log books or different pics that might show the N number?

Edit: Upon looking closer at pic 3 I believe it’s a Cessna 120 as I don’t think there are any flaps. Be interesting to know the N number or serial number as I have a Cessna 120.

 

[fried1765]

With the cylinders poking out like that it sure looks like a Piper cub J3. (was my first plane).
Generally a 65 hp Continental engine and used an 'armstrong' starter.

Yeah..... but that "armstrong" starter needed very little maintenance.
Today though, they do rebuild 'em.
I think it is called...... shoulder replacement.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Thanks so much. I'll try to find more information if I can and post it. I do remember him saying the first plane he had was a Taylorcraft which would be pre-WWII (30s). My Dad (rip) said it was canvas covered. I remember flying with him in early 50s, but I was very young.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Cessna 140. This I found he had written in 1966...

 

[JasperFrank]

Where I live, I'm surrounded by Pilots and Ex-pilots. There is even a private airfield less than two miles away. Sometimes I get invited for a re-cert passenger flight. Can't say if I was ever given the controls. Which was fun. But when ever I express an interest in getting my own license, they all try to talk me out of it. Something about just taking all the money I ever had, dumping it on the ground and setting it on fire. There is also a universal lament, amongst these pilots and ex-pilots on how civil aviation changed in the 70's and 80's that made it insanely expensive to maintain their passion. "Just get an ultra-light, if you want to fly." is what they tell me..... I've done two classes in a side-by-side ultra-light. Its not the same as flying a "real" airplane.

 

[Fuddy1952]

As a kid (born in 1952, grandfather crashed in 1957) he would take me up then pretend to faint saying "you'll have to take over". Of course is was his joke, he was in control, but he thought it was funny as I frantically grabbed the controls. I never ever flew.
At the airport I distinctly remember him having to drag me away from mechanics rebuilding motors, etc. I was fascinated and they thought it was funny.

 

[ray66v]

As a kid (born in 1952, grandfather crashed in 1957) he would take me up then pretend to faint saying "you'll have to take over". Of course is was his joke, he was in control, but he thought it was funny as I frantically grabbed the controls. I never ever flew.
At the airport I distinctly remember him having to drag me away from mechanics rebuilding motors, etc. I was fascinated and they thought it was funny.

The other "classic" gag is to let the newbie "steer" the plane with the yoke, as you are taxing.

Which of course, always ends in the pilot quietly pushing a rudder pedal in enough to make the plane veer off toward the edge of the runway, while he yells at the newbie, "What the (expletive deleted), are you doing"?

I took my neighbor for her first ride in a small plane, and she noticed I wasn't turning the yoke, as I taxied out to the run up area. She said "why aren't you steering"? I replied by grabbing the yoke, and moving it all over while saying, "You mean this?" "Oh, that part doesn't work, it's broken". We probably need to have it looked at some day".

Her eyes got real big.

 

[Fuddy1952]

Dad flew with Grandad a lot and better memories. One plane Dad said when high up engine would shut off. Dad would panic, grandad would say the carburetor froze up, it will thaw out in time, then he would restart it as they glided down.
Several times he would land in a farmer's pasture either to visit or some malfunction. Sometimes he damaged the landing gear and Dad said after a phone call the airport would fly over dropping parts to them.
Sometimes Mom, Grandmother and I would be somewhere in the car shopping and there would be a plane swooping down...Grandad showing Mom where a parking spot was.

 

[Old Red]

Thanks for the congrats! It was something I knew I needed to do as soon as possible. #1 killer is VMC into IMC. I wanted to make sure I was trained to fly in the system. It is a license to learn and I am learning a LOT. I practice a lot. I use every tool available to me to be as safe as possible. The planes and situational awareness we have would blow away a pilot even 20 years ago. It is by no means bullit proof, but I have 4 attitude indicators. No vacuum systems in my plane and will always no which side is up and which side is down and have backups to my backups. ****, I even have a "i don't wanna fly no more" button that self rights the airplane to straight and level attitude. I don't plane to ever use it, but it is there should something happen to me and wife need it. Lastly if all else fails and I kill over at the helm, my wife knows how to deploy a whole airframe parachute. The chute does not change my decision making, but it does make me feel better flying at night. Anyways, it is a blast...i keep my tanks full of fuel no matter the cost. #1 reason for engine failure is fuel exhaustion. Things like this I have control over I take control.