I recently sold the Citabria I'd owned for years, and bought N48BT, one of Bill Thomas' old planes. It seems to have a lot of training hours on it, so I'm sure there are a few people who know it on this forum. I'd love to read any stories that you all might have, and I'm looking forward to getting it home and putting some hours on it. My first name is Bill, and my son's name is Thomas, so the name on the fabric and the tail number are halfway relevant.
It'll need an engine rebuild sooner or later, but the compressions are decent right now. It seems like there are a lot of mid time AEIO-540 engines and cores available right now, so I'm not sure whether a rebuild or a replacement engine will be more economical. I'm open to advice, and I'd love to know why there are so many European AEIO-540-D4A5s for sale.
I'm still working on the S-1S, but selling and buying a plane have definitely slowed me down. Hopefully this winter is productive.
It'll need an engine rebuild sooner or later, but the compressions are decent right now. It seems like there are a lot of mid time AEIO-540 engines and cores available right now, so I'm not sure whether a rebuild or a replacement engine will be more economical. I'm open to advice, and I'd love to know why there are so many European AEIO-540-D4A5s for sale.
I'm still working on the S-1S, but selling and buying a plane have definitely slowed me down. Hopefully this winter is productive.