Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

woodsmoke wrote:Hey CAJUN LADY: I got to thinking about what you said about towing the aircraft behind the teardrop. If he is using a power parachute rig, that will work for the chassis part and putting the sail inside the teardrop. Surely wouldn't want to leave the sail on while towing because that would create a lot of drag - probably take a semi to tow it. Now, if he is using a regular airplane, you think that he'll have to take the wings off ? It might get airborne at higher speeds if he dosen't. BUT, this led me to another thought - put the regular airplane on top of the teardrop and then he can get lift which will make towing easier. What do you think? You know, this is kind of like one of those think sessions where you try to come up with solutions or ideas and just throw out anything that comes to mind - and low and behold, you just might come up with a winner. I think that we are on the right track - keep thinking.

I tell you what though, I'm going to find out for sure next week at LCG5. I know that you won't be there, but I can let you know if you want me to since this may be boggling your mind also.

Hey , you'll quit picking on Ronnie about his airplane. My first one was a Cessna 140 and the magnetos were so bad, every time I was on final approach and pulled the throttle back the engine would quit and I had to land without power, then walk back to the hanger to get the tractor to tow it back to the hanger. If you have never seen a pilot sweat, just watch him when that fan out front quits. Dulcimer man

Maybe he put them on his teardrop.......

That's plane is a restoration project of a 1946 piper supercruiser that Ronnie is working on! ! !

I have always heard that any landing that you walk away from is a good one. My cousin bought a Cessna 140 and he did one of those dumb things that you should never do - he bussed some of his friends on the ground. My cousin was a pretty big fellow and the plane almost did not pull up to clear a tree line. He sold the plane.

A really good landing is one that you can reuse the plane again! I have landed at Lake Bistineau. I can still reuse my tear! See you all here, drive safe! Ronnie

reneedm wrote:That's plane is a restoration project of a 1946 piper supercruiser that Ronnie is working on! ! !

I have one of those, mine is a little older tho 1940 , man who was president

[quote="rockinrobin"]I have landed at Lake Bistineau.

We are jealous.

Hey CAJUN LADY; I personally checked with rockinrobin about his plane and he told me that it was in his teardrop. Now, I didn't see the plane, but I saw his teardrop and if it was in there it must have been one of those power parachute rigs. I didn't get to make all of LCG5, so I asked madjack if he thought that maybe next year I can be a halfa-- rookie.

DulcimerMan; In checking out powered parachutes while trying to figure out how rockinrobin was doing what he was thought to be doing, I came across something interesting. You mentioned that the engine on your Cessna 140 would quit on a landing approach . Well, I found out that backpack powered parachute flyers actually kill the engine on landing - this is so that if they trip, they don't have a personal encounter with a turning prop. A cart type rig can be used with the parachutes and I guess with it, the flyer could keep the engine running. I would have to use the cart because I found out that the hardest landing to be expected with a backpack rig is like jumping off a truck tailgate. That may not be much to some, but a bit too much for me - maybe something like half that height. They recommend wearing boots that give ankle support, but there are bones on up the system that I would be worried about. Anyway, I thought about you when I read that.