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The famous N77XX made its way from Louisiana to Nebraska. I ferried the plane from the seller, who owned the plane since he was 17, to my partner in Boulder Pilot. It was destined for Boulder, but with my recent move to North Carolina, my buddy didn't need to share it with me in Boulder and decided instead to keep it where his little Eastern Bloc fleet of aircraft reside in Seward, next to where he commutes for Guard duty at Lincoln flying big tankers. Who knows where N77XX will end up, but for now it is in Seward hanging out with some big Yaks.
I kinda traded moving the Pitts across the country (fun, but pain in the ass) for more Yak 52 checkout work and formation training down the road. Ended up getting enough done that my buddy hopped out and let me take the Yak around the patch on my own for a few times. I'm incredibly grateful that pulling off this long ferry scored me solo Yak time.
I will say that it was very helpful to get to fly another S1 besides my own so I have a point of comparison. I certainly came away with an appreciation for my particular machine and really enjoyed the learning of subtle differences in ground handling, different aerodynamics of the flat bottom airfoil, different roll rate, open vs closed cockpit, all that.
N77XX is healthy as ever and I look forward to ripping around in it whenever I commute out to hang at the Yak hangar.
The famous N77XX made its way from Louisiana to Nebraska. I ferried the plane from the seller, who owned the plane since he was 17, to my partner in Boulder Pilot. It was destined for Boulder, but with my recent move to North Carolina, my buddy didn't need to share it with me in Boulder and decided instead to keep it where his little Eastern Bloc fleet of aircraft reside in Seward, next to where he commutes for Guard duty at Lincoln flying big tankers. Who knows where N77XX will end up, but for now it is in Seward hanging out with some big Yaks.
I kinda traded moving the Pitts across the country (fun, but pain in the ass) for more Yak 52 checkout work and formation training down the road. Ended up getting enough done that my buddy hopped out and let me take the Yak around the patch on my own for a few times. I'm incredibly grateful that pulling off this long ferry scored me solo Yak time.
I will say that it was very helpful to get to fly another S1 besides my own so I have a point of comparison. I certainly came away with an appreciation for my particular machine and really enjoyed the learning of subtle differences in ground handling, different aerodynamics of the flat bottom airfoil, different roll rate, open vs closed cockpit, all that.
N77XX is healthy as ever and I look forward to ripping around in it whenever I commute out to hang at the Yak hangar.
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