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Re: Gas Spring Door Stays Yesterday was a very hot day in Southern Florida with the ATIS at OPF calling the temp 33C. That made me discover another benefit of Carl's new door gas stays. I left the door open while starting and taxying out. The stays held the door against the prop wash at...

Re: European flyout John: Cannes, Montpellier, Ostend and La Rochelle.... Life is tough... Can I stow away in your luggage compartment? I definitely weigh less than 200 lbs... Richard

Re: Stone Crab for Lunch Anyone? Just spoke with Bill a few minutes ago. He is in good spirits. Bill asked me to post some of the pictures of the airplane. Note the last one. Bill did a masterful job landing just on the edge of the mangrove and before he had to get wet. Very nicely done...

Re: Stone Crab for Lunch Anyone? Bill: Great to hear from you and to see that you are holding up well. I hope your girl friend was not too traumatized by the event. Given what happened, her reactions were normal... Let me know if I can help in any way. Richard

Re: Stone Crab for Lunch Anyone? Bill: Really glad you are safe and able to write about it. Richard

Re: Stone Crab for Lunch Anyone? "You miss out on all the good stuff"... I know. Story of my life... Next one for sure! Richard

Re: Stone Crab for Lunch Anyone? Bill: Thanks. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it this weekend. Enjoy the Stone Crabs! Richard

Re: The "8 Knot Mod" "You can get just about 20MP or less at about 10k-12K with the throtle wide open". Alex: True. But it would not make sense to optimize the aircraft for the outer edge of the flight envelope. 6 to 8 K is where the 114 is happiest so this is where you would expect...

Re: The "8 Knot Mod" Could it be that the designers got it wrong? Power was very low in order to maintain the IAS. I had 2300 RPM and around 20 MAP. Lower than what a normal cruise setting would normally be set at even in an era of expensive gas (late seventies). Richard

Re: The "8 Knot Mod" Photos from today. The first two photos are in cruise at 4,500. Inflight weight was 2500 Lbs. TAS 144 Knots. I then reduce the airspeed to see at what speed the elevator would align with the stabilizer. Second set of photos. Same weight, altitude. INdicated was 107...