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Follow up: I sold my Champ for $10,500. That’s less than I’d hoped but, in the end, I needed to get it off the books. The sale went smoothly. A friend showed the airplane for me. The buyer is a good guy and was easy to work with. They turned the prop and determined that there was little compression....

Thank Paul and Bob. This helps. Ron.

I need help determining an asking price for my 65hp 1946 7AC (S/N 6070). It’s in good shape but hasn’t been flown for five or six years (when multiple sclerosis grounded me). Before that I flew it regularly. I believe an annual and an oil change would make it airworthy. It was recovered in 1978 with...

Pilots, it's time for a little Matz wisdom. From his Nov 11, 2004 post: Dear NAA Forum participants, We've already received some complaints about some of the jokes that have been posted here. I get to play mean Dad enough at home and really don't want to have to do this here also, but PLEASE remembe...

Hi Mike -

Nice fly-in. I enjoyed meeting you and I was happy to be able to confirm that you do indeed talk as much as you write. When you drop in on Don, make Stanton, MN (KSYN) your fuel stop. It's a low-key grass airport and we could sure use more Aeroncas prettying up the place.

- Ron

The culprit.

Thanks Paul and Nathan. We’d tried the mechanical fingers but couldn’t get a grip. And I like the sticky mousetrap idea but it’d probably be easier to train a mouse to crawl into the wing and retrieve the block than it would be to manipulate a sticky stick between the spar and the fabric from one ri...

I’m in the middle of the annual on my 1946 7AC. My AI was tapping his hand on the bottom of the wings and came across a loose block of wood between the third and fourth ribs (from the fuselage) aft of the rear spar on the right wing. Through a scope the block appears to be about three or four inches...

Thanks Bob, your steel-wool fix worked. The plugs on the headset were indeed tarnished but now they're bright brass and working fine. There's no more scratch. Thanks again, Ron.

I just bought a second headset to use with my Sigtronics Transcom II (SPO-22). One of the two mike jacks produces off-and-on contact along with some scratch. Both headsets work fine. I haven't opened up the intercom yet, but I'd like to think I could get in there and push the contact tabs closer to ...

Dumping the Champ? You'll be sorry there up north. I'll bet that RANS doesn't have a toasty, blast-furnace heater like the Champ does.

Ron
Champ N2488E
Minneapolis Stanton

Well damned if STC SA33CE hasn't in fact been surrendered. Outsmarted by a bunch of cheeseheads -- that hurts! Maybe I'll see you guys in Strum.

All - Thanks to all for responding. I appreciate the help. BadgerBob, you asked about the door removal STC. The number is SA33CE and it belongs to: Scott Johnson 234 Dexter Milan, MI 48160 For $50 Scott mails you the STC paperwork and an aluminum sample placard that says stuff like don't do spins, k...

Aeronconians - Yesterday I mailed my two autogas 337s (airframe and engine) and door-removal 337 to the FAA. So what happens now? Do I wait until the FAA notifies me that I'm good to burn autogas and fly without the door or can I get going right now? I've heard that STCed 337s sort of disappear into...

Paul, I appreciate the info. Thanks much!

James, I plan to have the Champ out at Stanton on father's day so, yes, look me up (also, check your inbox).