---------------------------------------------------------- Tailwind-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Sun 06/13/04: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 03:56 PM - Re: Jim Stanton? (Eric Schlanser) 2. 05:49 PM - SAA gathering (Eric Schlanser) 3. 06:05 PM - SAA (james wright) 4. 08:03 PM - nice W-8 for addoption (Richard Lamb) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 03:56:17 PM PST US From: Eric Schlanser Subject: Re: Tailwind-List: Jim Stanton? Fred, this post is from the Tailwind Forum on Yahoo.com: To: TailwindForum@yahoogroups.comFrom:"jrs14855" Add to Address BookDate:Sun, 13 Jun 2004 19:36:57 -0000Subject:[TailwindForum] SAA I had a good time. Lots of Tailwind builders but no Tailwinds. Met two brothers from nearby who own a W8 built in Minneapolis in 1963. They keep it on a farm strip which I think is 2200'. No problem with 2 people on a hot day. Has a C90 with metal prop. They also have a 1500' strip with obstacles on both ends and have flown the Tailwind out of there with favaroble wind conditions. Ken and Paul Dannenburg were there with Cougar and Monocub. The Cougar is a real good perdformer with 0 290. Both have ground adjustable props. Ken makes the blades and Paul makes the hubs. Cougar got off at least as good as a W10, temp in 90's, not much wind.Cougar and Monocub took off together, takeoff run was similar for both. Marquart Charger all the way from Washington state, Maule and Interstate L6 from Decatur, AL. Quite a few local airplanes showed up late Sat. Fred Weaver wrote: --> Tailwind-List message posted by: Fred Weaver Yo Jim... Are you out there? Weav --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 05:49:28 PM PST US From: Eric Schlanser Subject: Tailwind-List: SAA gathering Jim Stanton gave us a lot of information on the Tailwind Friday and Saturday afternoon. He is a walking encyclopedia about the Tailwind. I don't think anybody knows any more about them that is alive today. He was a Tailwind Forum himself. Some others besides those Jim Stanton mentioned in his post of those in attendance with Tailwind interests included Mike Wolf of St Louis, MO, Rich and Nicole Wells of Louisville, KY, John Downing and son Scott from Michigan, Jerry Hey, Indiana. Bill Haskell of Texas showed pictures of his amazing 585 lb, 65 hp "Lightwind". It has passed its airworthiness inspection and is ready to fly but has not flown yet. Estimates are it should do over 140 mph, 4 gph. Range 400+ miles on the 11 gals. it carries if memory serves me. Jerry Hey ably moderated the Tailwind forum. In the TW forum, Ken Dannenberg explained how he built fiberglass wing tanks in his wood winged Cavalier. As a Cougar builder, he figures it could be done the same way in the TW wing. I can't remember all of them, but other forums and workshops included windshield vacuum forming, Corvair engines, AN hardware, covering, fighter replicas, aircraft maintenance. Tours of Frasca's simulator factory were conducted. We watched Rudy Frasca's kid run out of gas in the P-40 while doing a low high speed pass over the runway 500 ft in front of us. That got pretty exciting but he switched tanks and landed safely with a strong enough engine. Rudy announced that he forgot to tell his kid that the tank is not trustworthy. Rudy paraded the Spitfire around in taxi mode. It's really pretty and sounds wonderful even taxiing. There was a full size Focke Wolf190F replica from Croatia with a huge Russian radial engine that was interesting. About 300 people paid admission. As Paul Poberezny told us, the important thing is the quality of the gathering, not the quantity. The important thing is not the number of airplanes but the qualifications and motivations of the people that were together. They were some movers and shakers in grassroots aviation. Paul P and his wife, Audrey, and their granddaughter were there with prodigious volunteer efforts. Many EAA types were there. Some from the FAA including the Deputy Director of Aircraft Certification who in 1968 worked at the EAA for Paul P while in college. Now he is retiring from his career with the FAA and is going to go to work again for Paul P in the SAA. I at least had a pretty cool time. The attached picture from Saturday pm shows from left to right, Mike Wolf, John Downing and Rich Wells. Eric Schlanser, Kalamazoo, MI --------------------------------- ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 06:05:12 PM PST US From: "james wright" Subject: Tailwind-List: SAA Just got back from Urbana, No Tailwinds! I did see farmer John and talked t-winds. We flew over Fri. Pm.& back Sun. Am, with few weather problems. We flew out of Anderson In.with two Hatz ,two T-crafts & a Luscombe The Hatz pilots flew lead and shook their fists at the weather Gods. Jim Wright ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 08:03:17 PM PST US From: Richard Lamb Subject: Tailwind-List: nice W-8 for addoption --> Tailwind-List message posted by: Richard Lamb Dave Sanford asked me to post a message to the list that he is willing to sell his W-8 in order to motivate himself to finish his W-10. Asking $12k Any one who is interested, send me a not and I'll get you in touch with him. Richard Lamb