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Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by mtaylor » Sat May 18, 2013 10:42 am

It would look cool as a two piece triangular wind screen. Kind of old fashioned. Don't know if the dimensions would work. Probably have to be on a plans built Hatz rather than a wider Classic fuselage.

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by M Lightsey » Fri May 17, 2013 4:19 pm

That's funny, when I looked closely at the picture, it does look like a triangular two piece windshield, but it's not. It's a one piece curved with a full perimeter aluminum frame. I think it's just a reflection in the picture that looks like a frame in the center of the windshield.
Mark

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by mtaylor » Fri May 17, 2013 11:13 am

Mark,
Is your windscreen triangular two pane?

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by M Lightsey » Thu May 16, 2013 9:47 pm

I don't think the pants are helping my cruise speed, but they're not hurting it either.

I did a little welding job for a guy and showed him the pants I'd been making. He starting telling me about this set of aluminum pants he'd aquired although he didn't have a particular need for them. He just thought they were cool. Anyway, he brought them out and we worked out a deal. They're Consolidair Model 17's. Turns out they were used on Pipers, Aeroncas, etc.

A little smoothing, bracket building and fitting and they look right at home on the Hatz.

The nice thing about them is that they're held on with 4 Dzus fasteners on the inside and 1 bolt into the axle nut, so they're really easy to remove if necessary.

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by kconner » Sat May 11, 2013 8:04 pm

Hello Paul,

I was in Wichita last week at Flight Safety and had some spare time and drove up to Hallstead. Had a good visit with one of the Wiebe's (the one that rides the scooter). There will be two Hatz Biplanes and my J3 stopping at Stearman on Fri. morning for some gas and breakfast on our way to Junction City. Planning on doing a Hatz forum on Sat. during the fly-in. I think we will have a good showing of Hatz Biplanes.

Kevin Conner

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by kconner » Sat May 11, 2013 7:53 pm

Mark those wheel covers are classic and VERY cool. Would be great to know if there is any increase in your cruise speed. Also, tell me about your exhaust system. Would like to find someone to build the same set-up for my 0290-D2.

Kevin

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by hatz215 » Thu May 09, 2013 5:27 pm

Looks good Mark. Saw your ship in the new Sport Aviation.

Steve

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by M Lightsey » Thu May 09, 2013 9:49 am

Not sure yet on the route of flight, it'll be mostly weather driven. The southern route has the lowest terrain, but does add quite a few miles. Just have to allow plenty of time either way.
I appreciate the airport tips, they sound like fun stops.

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by Paul Uhlig » Wed May 08, 2013 11:17 pm

Very nice Mark. Even though I live in Kansas I will be working that weekend and won't be able to come up. But if you are making your way up from the south and would like a good place to refuel your airplane and yourself, consider 1K1, Stearman Field just northeast of Wichita. There is a good aviation restaurant on the field and most days the pattern will have something fun happening. There are about seven Stearman biplanes on the field, several Pitts Specials, plenty of tailwheels and a lot of great people. There is a grass landing area just to the west of the paved runway. Also, a really fascinating airfield is in Halstead, Kansas, about 35 miles northwest ofWichta, 20 miles directly west of EWK, Newton, KS. Landing on the grass and walking into that hangar is like going seventy years back in time. The airport was run for years by Gus Wiebe, who was known far and wide as THE wood aircraft guru until his death last year in his 80s. Gus and his sons would drive every year or so to the Pacific Northwest and buy Sitaka Spruce that they trailered home and milled in the hangar. They heated the hangar with scraps they burned in a homemade wood burning stove. The spars for my Hatz came from Gus' last trip. Every year in June, including last year, Gus and his sons celebrated his 65th birthday with a barbeque, fly in and airport party. I think he had about eighteen 65th birthday parties. It was an amazing tradition and they are a wonderful family. His son, Mark, is a great mechanic and IA who continues the tradition of running the airfield. You would enjoy stopping.

Paul Uhlig

Re: Baby got a new pair of shoes

by dougm » Wed May 08, 2013 7:02 am

Lookin' good! And whose Indian is that in the background? How about a pic of that too? :D

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