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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Feb 9, 2009
Description:
A friend of mine made me an offer I couldn't refuse, he exclaimed; I finished putting ski's on my plane, let's go try it out!
Date Taken:
Feb 9, 2009
Place Taken:
Michigan
Owner:
Steve Gromak
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Category:
80, Steve''s Stuff
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Terry Mac Neill - Feb 09,2009
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Steve ........... did you ????
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - Feb 09,2009
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Before I discovered the wonderful world of Seareys, I was determined to buy a 120 or 140 (didn't happen). But I did a lot of research on them. This 120 has metalized wings (a popular STC conversion; they were originally fabric). The crinkles you see underneath are typical, and are from trying to add the wash-in, wash-out after reattaching the wings. The metal just doesn't flex like the fabric did. All metalized 120's and 140's have some degree of wrinkles/crinkles. Personally, I'd leave them fabric. They can be reconverted to fabric, IF the inner brace wires have not been removed (commonly done during the metalizing conversion, to remove weight, 16 lbs if I remember right).
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Steve Gromak - Feb 10,2009
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It's a sweet little airplane Mark and you could buy about six of them for what we paid for the Searey. It burns about the same amount of fuel as my 912S per hour and it'll cruise over 110 at 2200 rpm and he can burn auto fuel also. It's a bargain, especially for one in this kind of shape with a fresh annual.
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Mark Alan MacKinnon - Feb 10,2009
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It is a nice looking plane, Steve. I didn't mean to sound critical of it.<br />There's a very nice 140A here on my field; the elderly owner hasn't touched it in about a year. If I had extra dough, I'd make him an offer, but can't do anything until I find new employment.<br /><br />Btw I hope your friend isn't burning E-10 autogas in it. These planes have rubber parts in the fuel system that won't tolerate it.
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Steve Gromak - Feb 11,2009
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No offense taken Mark and no he's not using alcohol fuel in it. We still have a source for non-alcohol auto-fuel...at least in the short term.
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