Flight Cessna 120 for Classics - January 2006
One of pleasures of community of aircraft is runaway in the open sky with a bird that is gracefully for these years.
Then in С-Louis forecasts within several days in January seemed the promise, especially after weeks of a rain and cloudy heavens in the Northwest. I came Creve Coeur the Airport to see as many classical planes in the general aircraft in 2005. And also I spoke with the colleague, Timm Bischof its classic Cessna 120, with the invitation to go in Creve Coeur.
Creve Coeur the Airport, before named airdrome Dauster, is the native land of some very unique plane. At the Historical Museum of Restoration of the Plane (HARM) is approximately 60 ancient prophetic planes. In addition to a museum which is accessible to rounds, owners of a private warehouse it is proud support a wide range of the specialised plane, including all from Cessna 120 Tim Wacos to Warbirds. The airport also holds an annual American Fly of Club of Waco - in which involves tens Wacos restored on the basis.
I have seen Tim on work on Thursday morning, and we have decided to meet early in the afternoon for flight early in 120 and representation of River area to the West from С-Louis. Тим has arrived in Creve Coeur before me, pre-Flighted it Cessna 120 and was started by some models. I have arrived around 3:30 the same as Tim travels on, with the sun reflecting from polished aluminium, lowering its beautiful 1947 Cessna 120.
Cessna 120S original models have put without electricity system. Tim has improved Cessna 120S by means of instrument panels, radio and modern system GPS established by a collar. Тим also has added light (expert) of a compartment of luggage behind places.
Tim turns the engine, already hot and we go to a runway 16 in Creve Coeur, and ordered running start and launch in the middle of other drivers enjoying on beautiful winter day. Even with the full tank and to ours "any lung" in weight, in low temperatures and a direct head wind which is planned for initial lifting Good on launch. We have left movement from the airport to the north, and I had an idea for these 120, has reached river area to the northwest from С-Louis.
Visibility was exclusive in clear and bright, and we continued the north to fly by over the River Mississipi as it airs along border of Missouri-Illinois. I have been surprised to see, how Far western Illinois "intrusion" into Missouri as we were well to the West from area С-Louis. Tim and I spoke a little about flooding which periodically strikes area, and a little from Creve Coeur the Airport were flooded with water.
These 120 have features typical flight Cessna, and are easy to depart with control facilities behind the flight, well counterbalanced. I have been surprised by how the small wheel was necessary, forming a corner, and stability of the plane when it is made properly reduction. With the motionless mechanism without folding shutters Cessna 120 is the core, idle time, easy to operate the classic.
Tim the perpendicular of runways of a grass as we were turned above the house and the artificial lake belonging to a member of family Busch has told. As an ideal place to take a personal fly - century We have come on the south, enjoying high visibility and a decline. Тим has joined to upstream, trying to shoot at footage of the people laying between "hunting for samples, and has made a soft landing in taildragger a head wind directly useful. Our race to a landing has been measured in feet, and us taxied to a hangar for its nest TIM 120 near to 120 more, last being model 1946.
I cannot imagine the best way to spend the sun of winter of day. Thanks, Tim
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