Lspav8r
Senior Member only in age
- Joined
- Feb 28, 2009
- Messages
- 502
- Location
- Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
- Aircraft
- Nothing at this time, but I think the daughter and I are gonna get us a 2 place helicopter.
- Total Flight Time
- 600+
As some of you know by now, I purchased the Prater Machine last year from Dave so he could travel around the country and enjoy his retirement. After getting her home, she spent the first winter in my finished basement so I could look at it in a heated environment any time I wanted to.
Got it out and put it in the garage when the weather permitted, and dragged it to events this year and untill today I never even started it.
To be honest I took it to the differant events to trade it for an ultralight two place and I even had something lined up, but then that fell thru so I decided to keep the gyro and make the necessary changes to make it more newbie friendly, such as change that narrow gear to the more user friendly wide stance gear.
Went to the airport and bought 5 gallons of 100LL and mixed up a batch.
Got it out of the garage and put a gallon in the seat and proceeded to fire that thing up for the first itme since purchasing it. Man what a feeling hand proping that thing to life for a little run time to lube everything up.
Found a leak in the inlet to the secondary fuel pump so new hose and clamps are in store for her.
I almost forgot. I changed the paint scheme some from Daves old one to Stars and Red White and Blue Tail feathers.
Pics to follow as soon as I figure out how to post them.
Got it out and put it in the garage when the weather permitted, and dragged it to events this year and untill today I never even started it.
To be honest I took it to the differant events to trade it for an ultralight two place and I even had something lined up, but then that fell thru so I decided to keep the gyro and make the necessary changes to make it more newbie friendly, such as change that narrow gear to the more user friendly wide stance gear.
Went to the airport and bought 5 gallons of 100LL and mixed up a batch.
Got it out of the garage and put a gallon in the seat and proceeded to fire that thing up for the first itme since purchasing it. Man what a feeling hand proping that thing to life for a little run time to lube everything up.
Found a leak in the inlet to the secondary fuel pump so new hose and clamps are in store for her.
I almost forgot. I changed the paint scheme some from Daves old one to Stars and Red White and Blue Tail feathers.
Pics to follow as soon as I figure out how to post them.