Spirit SE1

ahw01 said:
Flies so nicely. That’s push rods vs cables for you.
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Does it have a starter? I have hand propped airplanes but I never liked it, in fact I never tell people that I've done it because I'd rather not do it again. I also have zero interest in standing on a wing cranking up an inertia starter. I'm what you might call a new age old fart, I'm in my mid-fifties and growing up in modern times has made me soft.
 
knot4u said:
Does it have a starter? I have hand propped airplanes but I never liked it, in fact I never tell people that I've done it because I'd rather not do it again. I also have zero interest in standing on a wing cranking up an inertia starter. I'm what you might call a new age old fart, I'm in my mid-fifties and growing up in modern times has made me soft.
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I've seen both (-19 and -23) with inertia starters.
 
ahw01 said:
Flies so nicely. That’s push rods vs cables for you.
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He never bought one because they can really collect moisture in places you don't want a wooden airplane to collect in. And that is a lot of wing to rebuild. Not as daunting as a Stinson Reliant but it's a job.
 
knot4u said:
Is there a Coffman starter option?
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I do not know. The ones I've been around were either cranked or propped. I share your feelings about propping and have officially retired from doing that. On top of not many people knowing how to prop these days, there is a similar shortage of pilots who know how to be on the receiving end - proper call outs/responses, etc. I just don't trust anyone enough anymore.
 
knot4u said:
Is there a Coffman starter option?
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I don't think they had a shotgun starter but I did fly a Fairchild 24 with a Ranger and it had a starter. So I'm sure they can have one. And Continental R670's on Stearmans and Waco UPF's had starters so the PT-23 would I would think.
 
knot4u said:
Does it have a starter? I have hand propped airplanes but I never liked it, in fact I never tell people that I've done it because I'd rather not do it again. I also have zero interest in standing on a wing cranking up an inertia starter. I'm what you might call a new age old fart, I'm in my mid-fifties and growing up in modern times has made me soft.
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Yeh I was working the wobble pump and the instructor was on the starter.
 
Before practical special effects were usurped by computers they used to actually build real working things for movies. This airplane actually flew, it did end up killing a very famous pilot (and there's always been scuttlebutt about whether or not he'd been drinking) but the tension in this scene is palpable. One of my favorite movies...


View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IACjOvyx5hs
 
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