More before and after

Here are some more before and after shots taken on Jan. 7 at Mount Olive, NC.

Here's the panel .

Here is an outside shot of the struts and door.

Here are a few more before shots , she really needed a new home.

After getting the pictures at Mount Olive, I made the short flight up to Goldsboro where Bill was working on his multi engine rating. I was going to go around Seymour Johnson AFB but the Cub climbs so well I just went over the class D at 2600 ft. I did call them and they were very nice, not much activity on Saturday.  The locals all remembered the little Clipwing Cub and I heard more stories about it's past exploits than I wanted to hear! Part of the tour included this sweet Fairchild 24W.

When Bill's lesson was finished we all went to lunch at Andy's and it was time to head for home.
I finally got to take advantage of the SW wind. I climbed right up to 3500 feet and set 2350 rpm for a blistering 107 mph GS ! It was a fantastic flight, crystal clear, smooth, and the heater just keeping it comfortable. The wind increased as I headed toward home and I was showing 114 mph just before descending into JGG. After landing I did a thorough inspection for peeled and burned paint.
Overall a great trip in a wonderful old airplane.

Five years ago

The date January 7, 2012 marked the five year anniversary of the day I flew the Trojan down to Mount Olive airport to inspect the Clipwing Cub . The owner had her listed on Ebay and it would have been imprudent to bid without an actual inspection. It was a calm clear warm high overcast day and my friend Bill drove over from Kinston to take me to lunch.
 

With a near perfect weather forcast for Jan. 7, 2012 I decided to fly the Cub down to get a few "after" photos. This is the first long cross-country for the Cub, a whopping 121 miles! With the warm 65 degree temp came a stiff SW wind that slowed progress down to 65 mph with continous turbulence. With only 12 gal.  I stopped at Ahoskie for fuel.

 

I waited at Ahoskie until 3 then took off for 66NC Hood Field. With plenty of fuel I climbed over the bumps at 3000 ft and had almost the same speed with smooth air. I landed at Hood just after 4PM to RON. (remain over night) . Bill flew the Cub for one short flight and pronounced her AOK. We found space for the Cub under the tractor shed and put her away for the night.

I then got a quick tour of the Aircam project before we called it a day. I pronounce the Aircam Super AOK!

 

 

 

The next morning I headed over to Mount Olive, I was surprised when the lineman remembered the airplane. He helped me re-create the "famous" pickle shot.  Here is Bill and Myron on the day we picked up the project.

   
Here she is 5 years later with a new lease on life.

I pushed the Cub over to her original resting spot for some before and after shots.

That's all the time I have tonight, more pictures and the trip home tomorrow.