National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

For those of you using "The Claw" for tying down your airplane, or contemplating purchasing "The Claw," be advised that two of mine failed during a storm at the Sentimental Journey fly-in, doing $1000 worth of damage to my Defender. A J3 Cub, also using "The Claw" exper...

1. Frank Castronovo 2. Ohio 3. 100LL 4. MMO at every fill-up, 2 oz. per 5 gals. 5. C-85-12, with O200 conversion. 357 hrs SMOH 6. 4 years 7. N/A 8. No stuck valves. As per Teledyne-Continental recommdations for using 100LL, idle on ground at no less than 1000 rpm, and lean at altitude. MMO may also ...

I'm hoping to fly my 65TAC to Oshkosh again this year, and camping under the wing. The last time I did this, my co-pilot and I, plus a bare minimum of camping equipment in the Defender's narrow cabin, made for a pretty claustrophobic and uncomfortable flight, lasting over seven hours of time aloft. ...

I have a 1944 65TAC, one of the last made of this model. I'll help if I can, but my airplane has had some interior modifications to the panel following the installation of a C-85 engine, so it's probably not totally original in that regard. It is indeed a very fine airplane.

I second the opinion expressed about WagAero cushions. I also had to install two sets in less than a two year period, due to premature cracking. I've had cushions from Safe Air on the plane for the past three years, and they seem to be doing fine.

Frank