Ercoupe 67H had her 63rd birthday celebration today. According to the original log book, she rolled out of the factory in Riverdale, MD and had a one hour test flight on August 16, 1946. I let 67H out of the cage (hangar), gave her a cup of AeroShell 15/50 along with a 12 gallon shot [...]
I just read this quip on the Ercoupe Tech message board (Yahoo news group/mailing list?) and thought I would share…
“Airplanes are not investments, they are toys. They should be purchased with toy money or left alone. There are much simpler, cheaper toys, but none (to me) are as fulfilling.”
Yup - gotta agree with that thought. [...]
Happy Holidays from the crew at TakeoffsAreOptional.com. We wish you tailwinds, CAVU skies and safe flying for the Holiday Season and throughout the New Year.
Photo taken in the setting sun of a September evening at Harford County Airport, Churchville, MD - Harford Air Services, FBO - with just a little PhotoShop help for “growing” the [...]