Northeast Comanche Tribe held a 3-day fly-in on the second weekend of June, with 14 attending. Friday evening, after we all checked in at the Nantucket Inn, their van delivered us to town for dinner at Arno’s for a nice house salad followed by a choice of steak au poivre or lobster crusted codfish and… Continue reading Three-Day Fly-In on Nantucket Island (KACK)
Category: Comanche
New Hampshire’s Alton Bay ice airport opened for the 2019 season on Jan 22.
New Hampshire’s Alton Bay ice airport opened for the 2019 season on Jan 22. The seasonal, public-use runway on Lake Winnipesaukee, is at the charted location of the Alton Bay Seaplane Base in Alton Bay, and is believed to be the only charted ice airport in the 48 contiguous United States. Airport manager Paul LaRochelle… Continue reading New Hampshire’s Alton Bay ice airport opened for the 2019 season on Jan 22.
Twin Comanche Review
Is there a good-looking, four- to six-place light twin that goes 170 knots on 17gph? Such objectives may seem incompatible in the same airplane, but the truth is that from 1963 to 1972 Piper built about 2,200 airplanes with those characteristics. We’re talking about the Twin Comanches. For all its performance, it may be hard… Continue reading Twin Comanche Review
Nice Panel Upgrade
Two years ago, still a good combination
Simulation
A very detailed review on the Simulation
The Long Slide Home
I departed Brainard Field (KHFD) at about 9:30 am on Sunday, September 1, 2019 to return to my home field at Danielson, Connecticut (KLZD). The weather was clear VFR with light winds from the North. At approximately 9:45 I entered the Danielson pattern on the 45 to runway 31 as usual, set up for the… Continue reading The Long Slide Home
Pimp My Plane
The Vegas Viper – An airplane gone wild Really, it’s our fault. David Lessnick of Las Vegas was perfectly happy with his 1964 Piper Comanche 250—until he saw AOPA’s 2008 sweepstakes airplane. He paid $80,000 for the Comanche in 2005 and was quite happy with it. It was in perfect condition with a mid-time Lycoming… Continue reading Pimp My Plane
Surefly – EIS-61000-5C Lycoming 6cyl – Group Buy
EIS-61000-5C Lycoming 6cyl Electronic Ignition Kit $4,350.00Single Magneto Replacement – CSTW The EIS-61000 Electronic Ignition Kit is a fully STC’d kit for Lycoming 540/541/580 series, engines, installed on both single engine and twin engine aircraft. Replacing one magneto with the EIS-61000 will typically improve fuel economy on average by 10-15% (operators have reported consistent fuel… Continue reading Surefly – EIS-61000-5C Lycoming 6cyl – Group Buy
Surefly – EIS-41000IC Lycoming 4cyl – Group Buy
EIS-41000IC Lycoming and Continental 4cyl Electronic Ignition Kit $2,950.00 Impulse Coupled Magneto Replacement The EIS-41000IC Electronic Ignition Kit is a fully STC’d kit for most Lycoming and Continental 4cyl engines. Replacing one impulse coupled magneto with the EIS-41000IC will typically improve fuel economy on average by 10-15% (many operators have reported consistent fuel savings of… Continue reading Surefly – EIS-41000IC Lycoming 4cyl – Group Buy
SureFly – Electronic Ignition
SureFly SIM Ignition: Maintenance Free SureFlys drop-in electronic ignition may not offer more power, but it has an engine-matching TBO, is easy to install and promises maintenance-free reliability. After years of hemming and hawing, the piston aircraft engine industry could be finally coming to its senses by embracing electronic ignition. Electroair has been selling electronic… Continue reading SureFly – Electronic Ignition