1 month ago today! wow
1 month ago today! wow
Well 1 month ago today David Glassmeyer delivered the 1968 Helicom Commuter Jr. H1B helicopter to me.
This helicopter has been in storage since about 1992.
when I first got it, I had thought I would simply replace the fabric and get it
started and test fly it and resale it.
So much for those Plans...lol
when I took off that ugly badly made nose and top to restore it to stock config. the more I tore it down,the more I decided for my safety and the future owners safety I would do a frame up rebuild.
not to mention it had layers of paint with bad hanger rash. since I am going for top dollar on this ones sale or if by some chance I decided to just keep it.
I wanted to make it look like new or as close as I could on my limited budget.
lawn season not the best for me, but wow look what I have gotten done in a months time.
anyway now that it is painted and the heavy transmission set in place with the help of my business partner, I can now start the real fun of reassembling the Helicopter.
Hope ya'll are enjoying the rebuild as much as I am and hope ya take home some new knowledge about these Classic helicopters.
just a history note : the set of plans I just picked up for it are dated 1960.
can we say this is one of the true gand daddys of Homebuilt Rotorcraft.
I almost feel prevlidged to get to restore this classic.
As some may know I have searched for a Commuter helicopter for years, who would have known that Barnstorm2 last year would list on the forum, a helicopter for a friend of his that would fulfill my dream of owning a Helicom Commuter helicopter.
Thanks again Tim O.
Hoping to have it done for ROC, do ya think we will make it?