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If you can beg, borrow, or steal a used full-face motorcycle helmet, they make excellent wind-noise blockers. If it has a “bill” (like a cap has) or a flip-up visor, you may need to remove anything like that if it makes wind noise of its own … otherwise, they are slick on the outside; soft, cushy, and sound-absorbing on the inside, with some non-resonant mass in between, and are substantial enough to stay where you put them. It’s like a portable studio room. Just a suggestion.
Early seventies there were a number of promotion articles in major plane magazines. Victoria, BC in Canada, just north of Seattle, was going to become the "aviation hub" and build these things for the retail market. Never happened, though the airport HAS a seaplane arrival point, and you drive across the highway onto the airport grounds (Sidney, Saanichton). It's been the long time home of VIKING Air, which has the modification licenses for various Canadian planes, like the Beaver.
Wow, one damn nice piece of Wichita, got to fly my friends V35 when it only had like 30 hours on it, when a GA 3 axis AP was new, after flying 70s 152s. that plexi was so clear, felt like sitting on a cloud.
I couldn’t catch his name (I think Lucas) but the fella getting out of the 172 in shorts - as soon as he opened his mouth, CHICAGO! Then you threw up the Harry Caray joke and I knew I was right.
This aircraft, like many others left to gather dust in hangers, barns and on tarmac were meant to be in the air. Kudos to those who make an effort to get them back into the sky.
Why would someone turn a plane into a kit? Reminds of when I was about 7 years old. I disassembled my bicycle down to every single bolt and screw, including removing the spokes. The bike never went back together. Good luck with this project.
Nice work to getting it to where you got it. I don't know what you're using for audio but you have to mitigate the wind noise. Try using a cotton ball over the microphone.
The airplane is a masterpiece. However, he disconnect between some of the questions and this guy's responses lead me to wonder if he is all there, or perhaps, if his hearing is shot.
Come on, I've been setting that along. You're gonna tell me it fires right up. And then no smoke, either? Come on, Pull on my other leg this one hertz l o l
I've built 2 Bonanzas from the ground up a 1950B and 1976 V35TC-A which I still have, both were found in hanger on a rack they were totally empty not even a wire tail feathers, I have touched every part on them, before I flew them I did 3 days walking looking running racing up and down runway. When the gear came up and flaps came up I was still holding the yoke so tight , the B only had 56 gals, I flew it till it was almost empty after that it never gave me any problems the E225 start in couple blades I had mufflers on it,, but the speed I get with the turbo is fantastic but I've made so many mods , gap seals is probably one of the best for speed and handling also had help building the engine. There is no better flying aircraft like the Vtail ....
A few friends and I bought one of these many years ago, and flew it to Sudbury Airport, and got permission to keep it there for the summer. My friend had an island in Lake Tamagami, about 30 miles East of Sudbury, Ontario. I only had 2 hrs float plane training, when we bought this plane. I kept my share of the plane for about three years and sold out after a couple hundred hours. Only a couple of us got to fly it quite a bit. It was fun to fly off the water, but you had to watch how much fuel you put in her. With only a few gallons of fuel and four people, it was still a tad over-weight. It held 75 gallons. 1/4 tank and three people , it flew pretty well !
My dad's from Champaign IL and now lives just south of Marion and I've flown my Beech Sierra up there several times. I look forward to many more of these, I can't seem to find them though. I don't know what happened to it but I'd like to see some updates on it. I'd love to rock a V tail one day!
It looks like it's in perfect condition!! I would love to own that bird. I own a 75 Beech Sierra and it's in amazing shape, also came from the midwest. If I needed a faster plane the Bonanza would be my first pick all day long! The exterior colors are just perfect, the interior could do with some updates but I'd be OK with that at the start! Just a perfectly preserved plane.
This is very exciting and an unbelievably good looking plane. Great colour scheme. So I have to ask- how much did you pay for it , what are your plans for it etc ? Drop the background music maybe apart from your speed up summaries but other than that very interesting content. We’ll done I’m now a subscriber from the UK All the best of luck Scott
I knew of a G35 down in North Carolina (KSUP) that was flown there , then sat outside for over 10 years in a salt air environment until it was nothing but corrosion from the spinner back. Sad. And that is a beautiful Squaretail !!
