by Chappy » Thu Oct 27, 2005 9:56 pm
This one is mine now! WAHOO!!! I've been trying to find an Enclosed Cockpit Series III for a dozen years now. Always, always sold before I could get a chance at them. Fetching it took 6000 miles in 8 days of driving, $1000+ in gas. We actually got to Sheridan, Oregon in 3 1/2 days from Northern Virginia. We saw some beautiful country, but damn is Kansas boring. BTW, my wife went along! She says she would do the Xcountry thing again, but please in an airplane next time. Made it back to VA Saturday with two days to spare before the first snows, and road salt, hit along the route.
Original owner (Loren Otto) since new, everything is original 1984 except the windshield. The Tedlar is still very strong, not so sure about the tapes. Wingtips were done in Tedlar and they have not stood up well. There must be 2 dozen small punctures in the coverings. The aircraft will need recovering and painting to look sharp again, but there is NO corrosion and the D spars are in good shape. Engines look like new (were gone over by a Rotax shop 2 yrs ago), everything has only 40 hours TT. One tailwheel fell off along the route home (!?), and I could use a left side wheel pant as it is a bit funky. I'm sure I'll find a bunch of other little things. Came with a nice, loaded instrument panel. I fly my series I using only a $2 compass and $20 altimeter, but I guess the instrument pod will look good in the EC. He threw in a very nice open trailer as part of the deal. This is the second time this Lazair has been trailered across the USA. It's also been trucked across the USA once, and was shipped across Canada to BC from the factory as a kit. It was dealer built in BC, then flown into the USA. There is no record of the factory serial number. The owner says he paid $12000 for it new in 1984 IIRC.
I'm just starting construction of a house, and due to the fact I have no idea what I've got myself into, I'm a little overwhelmed right now (to put it mildly). That's OK, though, as now I know I have the Lazair EC to fix up when I do have the time!
Thanks, Shannon, for the heads up! Sorry, Ozzie...
Happy Chappy
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