---------------------------------------------------------- Commander-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 10/06/09: 7 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 05:02 AM - N29DE, Model 680V s/n 1699-76 (Barry Collman) 2. 08:55 AM - Fw: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER (yourtcfg@aol.com) 3. 09:18 AM - Re: Fw: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER (Ray Mansfield) 4. 10:45 AM - Re: Fw: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER (Barry Collman) 5. 02:09 PM - Re: Fw: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER (Richard Thompson) 6. 02:49 PM - Congratulations Captain Thompson! (Russell Legg) 7. 05:41 PM - Re: Fw: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER (white_rhino_ps@yahoo.com) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 05:02:50 AM PST US From: "Barry Collman" Subject: Commander-List: N29DE, Model 680V s/n 1699-76 Hi Guys, Model 680V, s/n 1699-76, N29DE, is fast-becoming a thorn in my side! On September 23rd 1995, I saw this Commander at North Las Vegas Air Terminal. It had faded "Experimental" titles and the s/n plate had been moved. A further plate proclaimed that it had Lycoming IGSO-540-B1A engines, although no engines were actually installed on the aircraft. I was told that it had been engineless for about 5 years at this time. Having reviewed paperwork submitted to the FAA since my visit last year, I found a Court Default Judgment in favour of the current Registered owner, Mid America Funding Co Inc., of Adrian, Missouri. In that document, title to the aircraft was vested in them, together with two zero-time since overhaul Walters M601A engines. Does anybody know whether they were ever installed on the aircraft, or was this a project that got no further than a proposal? It was great to meet so many friends at the Carson City Fly-In and also to have been able to put a face to a few names. Sincere and grateful thanks go to Jim & Susan for all the hard work they put into organising another great event and to John Towner for encouraging Bob Hoover to attend the dinner on the Thursday night. Best Regards, Barry ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 08:55:21 AM PST US Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER From: yourtcfg@aol.com -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:48 am Subject: ANOTHER 580E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER HI KIDS I just received a call from TCFG member Richard Thompson.? about ten years ago, he completely disassembled a 680E, removed the wing and tail!!!!? The airplane was trucked 2000 miles across Australia to begin a ten year restoration.? Well, it flew for the first time yesterday!!? it is impossible to explain in word the commitment required, physical, emotional and financial to see a project like this through to the end.? Only a handful of people could ever have done it.? Congratulations to Richard for an amazing feat.? And thanks to his lovely wife, Jackie for her patience!!? An amazing ATTA BOY!!!? jb ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 09:18:43 AM PST US From: "Ray Mansfield" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER Let's see a picture of the restored flying machine!!! ----- Original Message ----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com To: commander-list@matronics.com Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 10:54 AM Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com To: commander_list@matronics.com Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:48 am Subject: ANOTHER 580E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER HI KIDS I just received a call from TCFG member Richard Thompson. about ten years ago, he completely disassembled a 680E, removed the wing and tail!!!! The airplane was trucked 2000 miles across Australia to begin a ten year restoration. Well, it flew for the first time yesterday!! it is impossible to explain in word the commitment required, physical, emotional and financial to see a project like this through to the end. Only a handful of people could ever have done it. Congratulations to Richard for an amazing feat. And thanks to his lovely wife, Jackie for her patience!! An amazing ATTA BOY!!! jb ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 10:45:40 AM PST US From: "Barry Collman" Subject: Re: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER Hello All, Fully agreed - well done Richard and no doubt the Hobbs meter will be working overtime in the coming months. Another fact about Richard is that he has attended every TCFG Fly-In since 2001 and Jacqui has accompanied him numerous times. It's a pity that others, living in the back yard of the various Fly-Ins are never seen. Best Regards, Barry ----- Original Message ----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com To: commander-list@matronics.com Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 4:54 PM Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com To: commander_list@matronics.com Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:48 am Subject: ANOTHER 580E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER HI KIDS I just received a call from TCFG member Richard Thompson. about ten years ago, he completely disassembled a 680E, removed the wing and tail!!!! The airplane was trucked 2000 miles across Australia to begin a ten year restoration. Well, it flew for the first time yesterday!! it is impossible to explain in word the commitment required, physical, emotional and financial to see a project like this through to the end. Only a handful of people could ever have done it. Congratulations to Richard for an amazing feat. And thanks to his lovely wife, Jackie for her patience!! An amazing ATTA BOY!!! jb ________________________________ Message 5 _____________________________________ Time: 02:09:13 PM PST US From: "Richard Thompson" Subject: RE: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER Hi All, JB thanks for the kind words. This has been a long and trying experience with many highs and lows. Possibly the worst part of it were those times when the doubters got to me and made me review my sanity. But hey you keep going and one day it is finished. The old girl flies like a dream. No issues other than a throttle closing on me on take off as I grabbed the gear. Thought what the hell , apply rudder, gear up and deal with the problem alter. Was happy to notice that the throttle was closed and had not killed an engine. Did not have enough tension on the throttles. Turned more than a little AvGas into noise. Apparently the smile has just started to fade, while at the same time it is a bit of an anticlimax. All we need is to do the paint and interior. On a more serious note I could not have done this without the help of a number of people both here and in the US. JimBob for all his technical help, the many hours we have spent together in 222Jim&Sue learning these 680s. For letting me and Jax into his and Sues family. We love you guys. Morris for being the fountain of knowledge that he is. Never failing to answer questions when the answer eluded me. For finding parts etc. Moe and Budddy, What more can I say. Being mates. All the rest of our friends at TCFG.We love you all and look forward each year to catching up with you. As many of you have welcomed us into your homes and lives we extend the same to you when you visit our shores. Expecting Stan and Cathy soon. Thank you all. Cheers Rich & Jax _____ From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, 7 October 2009 2:54 AM Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Tue, Oct 6, 2009 8:48 am Subject: ANOTHER 580E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER HI KIDS I just received a call from TCFG member Richard Thompson. about ten years ago, he completely disassembled a 680E, removed the wing and tail!!!! The airplane was trucked 2000 miles across Australia to begin a ten year restoration. Well, it flew for the first time yesterday!! it is impossible to explain in word the commitment required, physical, emotional and financial to see a project like this through to the end. Only a handful of people could ever have done it. Congratulations to Richard for an amazing feat. And thanks to his lovely wife, Jackie for her patience!! An amazing ATTA BOY!!! jb ________________________________ Message 6 _____________________________________ Time: 02:49:58 PM PST US Subject: Commander-List: Congratulations Captain Thompson! From: Russell Legg Hi Folks, Congratulations to Richard and Jax on a special day yesterday, Jimbob has touched on the scope of the trials that you went through to get VH-CAX back in the air again. I vividly remember how this airframe had been 'parted out' in the late 90's and how close it got to being summarily scrapped. The vision of it leaving on a low loader with wing off etc immediately invited speculation over the challenges that would be involved in this project. Many will understand how difficult it is to perform such a restoration when you simply don't have the parts or knowledge in the country...how difficult and disheartening it is to have to wait weeks and months for that next key fuel tank bladder or carburettor part...many do not have the patience or tenacity to stretch this over ten years...it is indeed a tribute to the TCFG that this restoration has been successful. Well done guys I am proud of you!! Cheers Russell (at the other end of Oz) ________________________________ Message 7 _____________________________________ Time: 05:41:09 PM PST US Subject: Re: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER From: white_rhino_ps@yahoo.com What an amazing accomplishment! Kudos to all, including the helpers! I had the same throttle closing experience before overhauling both engines! I hope you took some in-process pictures to share. Craig Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T -----Original Message----- From: "Richard Thompson" Subject: RE: Commander-List: Fwd: ANOTHER 680E IN THE AIR, DOWN UNDER This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message commander-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Commander-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/commander-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/commander-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.