National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

Thanks, Mike -- great insights...

I need to replace my Lycoming O-145 and found an old A-65-8F on ebay.

It looks like it sat for a long time and has no logs.

Question: can this engine be overhauled and restored to service?

I should have updated this thread after I replaced the fuel line. My local A&P formed one and I installed it -- been working great!

I'm 6'1", 190 and fit into my pre-war Chief. I can't fly it longer than 2 hours without getting cramped. 1.5 is normal, comfortable max.

With 65 HP I really can't take another 200 lb person and have fuel.

My Uncle Ulric (now 85) mailed me this last month: http://flightmusings.blogspot.com/2012/02/1950-aeronca-ad.html It shows a C-3 but he said he had his heart set on a Chief. I'd love to fly up to Quebec and give him a ride! Anyone crossed into Canada and back in a non electric, non-transpondered bir...

Here's an O-145 question:

I have one Rocker Box cover stud with a few missing threads. Castle nut can be secured, but not torqued enough and so there is a nuisance oil leak.

So here's the question: Can I manufacture a suitable replacement for this stud by cutting the head off a 10-32 Machine screw?

A friend videotaped me flying overhead last weekend. There was a strong southerly flow to the upwind leg took a awhile!

It was neat to hear what the Chief sounds like from the ground...

http://flightmusings.blogspot.com/2012/02/video.html

Was able to get out again this morning -- another gorgeous day! If this is "global warming," then let's have more!

http://flightmusings.blogspot.com/2012/ ... n-row.html

Hi Dan, Do you know Jerry Rosey and his Chief? He is based just outside of Harrisburg. He holds a CAP and an Aeronca Fly-In of sorts each year. I know a little about the Lancaster Area. I was married to a girl from Harrisburg for 23 years and had an office in PA when I was with St. Regis Paper Comp...

Hi Dan, Where is Smoke Town, PA? I normally fly on Monday's or Tuesday's as I work most weekends. This coming week it will be Tuesday. We should meet for lunch one day if you fly during the week at all. Regards, Robert Smoketown is just east of Lancaster city in Lancaster county, PA. Sometimes i ge...

We've had a very nice winter so far here in Eastern PA. This weekend is another beauty, so I flew this morning and enjoyed flying low and slow over the Lancaster county farmland.

More here: http://flightmusings.blogspot.com/2012/ ... rning.html

Paul Agaliotis wrote:Dan,
Take a plug with you.
Paul

I don't have any old ones and the only Tempest plugs I have are in the airplane (moved 200 miles from the A& that worked on my airplane)

Dan, I use a Craftsman 6pt. deep socket. Some of the others don't broach the socket deep enough, even the expensive ones. Champion sells one but I found the Craftsman is about as thin as they get. Some of the Cubs and little Lycomings need the thin sockets to get through the eyebrows. Paul Great in...

I have Tempest Plugs in my Lycoming O-145-b2 (REM37BY, 5/8” plugs, 18mm threads). But I'm having an awful time finding the right socket for these plugs! Aircraft Spruce has the right size, but has this note: T-557 3/8” drive without magnet PN 12-00710 T-558 1/2” drive without magnet PN 12-00712 Not ...

rkittine wrote:What did you think? I have read a number of books about the Airmen and hope that the movie is more than just a glamorized "Based" on a true story.

It's a CGI-fest that is anachronistic and shallow.