I've seen so many aircraft left to rot and it's a shame. I've contacted owners of neglected aircraft to see if they would sell. They won't. I call it the farmer syndrome. Way back in the day farmers would simply park equipment in the back forty to rot. As an AME of 30+ years. I can tell you not using the aircraft and letting it cook in the sun is very destructive. It's a shame.
@@peteranderson037 The tipping point is when the aircraft becomes "beyond economical repair." Usually that is when the engine overhaul due or another very expensive repair is needed. So it get's parked and it's all down hill from there. Buying or being given one of these basket cases could be a financial disaster.
They’re holding on to the dream and what was brother. It’s a sad thing indeed especially given the enormous shortage of small GA aircraft available on the market.
@@av8tor261 my plane is 75 yrs old. One of the best GA acft built and a joy to fly. When I can no longer afford her, I’ll see to it she goes to where she can kept in the air or to a museum.
CF-GRU Is a 1946 Stinson 108 Voyager serial number 388 otherwise known as a "straight" 108 as evidenced by the lack of a baggage door on the right side.... I own serial number 516... Stinson built about 5000 of the 108 series (straight 108 thru 108-3) which was far more aircraft than even Cessna at the time. Stinson was (eventually) bought by Consolidated Vultee aircraft in the late 1940s and was later spun out to Piper who took the "Twin Voyager" design Stinson had on the drawing board and developed the twin engine Piper Apache from the Stinson design. Sadly, CF-GRU is far beyond economic repair. The original Franklin 150 engine has been out of production for 50 years and although STCs exist for replacement engines, it's unlikely that anyone would spend the $100K (trust me, that is a realistic number) it would take to get this aircraft airworthy since it's market value would only be $30-$40K. The owner at some point will stop paying the tie-down fees, the airport owner will file a lien against the owner and be awarded the aircraft for back rent and it will be sold for scrap or at best, parted out. Sad...the 108 was a better airplane than any of its contemporaries.
First Aircraft I had stick time I was 16 .now I'm 54 was a Sky Hawk II . If I'm correct. It was out of Cedar City Utah . Bryce Canyon looking great with snow. Great memories. I went from Bicycle to 38 Ford Tractor to 1966 Dodge Truck. To 1970's Aircraft in in four years. I dropped out of school at 16 My sister spent Collage in Cedar then . That's what . I said work adventure. No office ever.
It would be very helpful if videos with "Part #" in the title would include links to the videos of the other "parts" so us viewers could see all the parts without having to search for them.
I unfortunately don’t have access to a computer to do that kind of editing at the moment so I will try to at least make a playlist to join them together and make it easier to find until I can get to the editing
Aircraft registered before 74 will be CF- , anything after 1974 will have C-F. If the aircraft is registered to a new owner after 1974 they are required to change the registration number to C-F…….if this makes any sense
