Follow along as I travel in classic air-cooled vehicles around the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The plane is a 1952 TriPacer (The Mighty Tri), the VW's are a 1964 VW Camper Bus (Fillmore), 1964 VW bug (Unnamed). I hope to share videos and take you along enjoying these classic rides and creating friendships along the way. Let me know if there is something specific you would like to see. Come join the fun and as always that's for watching.
That plane performs amazing. We left KRLD and was in the air way before the 1000' marks at about 1500fpm. He's a heck of a good pilot. Fun day glad we got to see you there.
As a Cessna guy, I am dumbfounded as to what that ceiling window crank handle is used for. Does the plane fly so slow one can roll down the windshield? Kidding of course! I am curious though!
@@flywiseman Thank you very much for the info. Very much appreciated. I must say, easier to get to as opposed to the trim wheel on the floor style. Very cool!
True but I like the survivor look and the Porsche engine was a nice touch. It's not for the faint of heart and or everyone's cup of tea but it was cool
Jim that makes me smile. Thank you and yes I hope to be there with the Tri barring any issues. Look forward to meeting you, what plane will you be bringing?
Sounds good, you can contact me off of Shortwing Piper Club or look me up on FB. I'd be happy to answer any questions. This one was restored in '03 won Grand Champion in '06 at the SWP Convention.
What do you have your AVs in? I have not been totally happy with them but not running the external magnetometer which I think could help my precession but overall not bad. The GI275's weren't out when I bought my AVs.
Thank you. You aren't too far away if you get over to any events please let me know I'm always interested in meeting up with other short-wing owners. Look forward to meeting you.
The plane was amazing and yes those engines lit right off with little effort. It helps having someone know what to do as well when it comes to hand propping a plane.
What a lovely old lady! Talk about easy starting, incredible! Unless the cantankerous starts have ended up on the cutting room floor floor! Doubtful! Lovely aeroplane!
100% in agreement there. Simplicity and flying outside the aircraft. Super cool for sure. I am looking forward to flying my cub, not quite as simple as this but darn close.
Thank you and yes the plane is a thing of beauty. Seeing it fly off the water is incredible. I'm hoping to get some shots of it this summer. Thanks again for the kind words.
Thank you for subscribing and James is always a pleasure to chat with. I have watch him over the years and envious of the places he has gone. Great guy for sure. Hope you enjoy. Thanks
I thought the same thing then did find out they did make a two seat F-5F but it's not talked about very much. I was certainly thrown off as to what model this was. Even the canopy only popping up on the front not sure if they had the option of individual openings as I'm guessing they do.
The difference between the two is the f-5 has leading edge extensions on the wing to the fuselage and the t-38 wings end in a straight line to the fuselage
