Fairchild Club Forum

----- Original Message -----
From: "Norbert J Mc Luckie"
To:
Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:06 PM
Subject: [fairchildclub] New, to me. F-24


> My son posted pictures and comments about the F-24 that I flew, today. It
> is the one that Jim Clow owned and was sitting in a hangar, at the Morris,
> Illinois airport (C09). Gene Littlefield did the inspection so that I
could
> return it to service. It is a 1938 model with flaps and a Ranger engine.
I
> also bought a 1939 F-24 from Jim about a year ago that I am attempting to
> rebuild. It has a Jacobs 225 hp and no flaps. I am having the wings
> rebuilt by a friend, in Minnesota.
> I got 2 hours of dual today to satisfy the insurance company. I
> have been flying for 60 years but have not flown a taildragger in about 35
> years so you know I have a lot to re-learn, especially when, today, we had
a
> 10-12 knot crosswind from 90 deg on runway 36. The airplane performed
very
> well. I have a Bellanca Super Viking and a C-150 so I think that the 150
> will have to go on the selling block.
> Thank those that commented on my find.
>
>
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On Sunday, May 18, 2003, at 10:06 PM, Norbert J Mc Luckie wrote:

> My son posted pictures and comments about the F-24 that I flew, today.
> It
> is the one that Jim Clow owned and was sitting in a hangar, at the
> Morris,
> Illinois airport (C09). Gene Littlefield did the inspection so that I
> could
> return it to service. It is a 1938 model with flaps and a Ranger
> engine. I
> also bought a 1939 F-24 from Jim about a year ago that I am attempting
> to
> rebuild. It has a Jacobs 225 hp and no flaps. I am having the wings
> rebuilt by a friend, in Minnesota.
> I got 2 hours of dual today to satisfy the insurance company.
> I
> have been flying for 60 years but have not flown a taildragger in
> about 35
> years so you know I have a lot to re-learn, especially when, today, we
> had a
> 10-12 knot crosswind from 90 deg on runway 36. The airplane performed
> very
> well. I have a Bellanca Super Viking and a C-150 so I think that the
> 150
> will have to go on the selling block.
> Thank those that commented on my find.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob & Ileen Waldron"
To:
Sent: Monday, May 19, 2003 8:12 AM
Subject: Re: [fairchildclub] New, to me. F-24


> Robert,
> Congratulations on getting it flying again. It is a GREAT airplane. I
> believe that the K model is the first of the 'four place' Fairchild 24s.
It
> is the last of the 'short nosed' Fairchilds, cause the following year,
they
> converted to a 'removable engine mount' and added 9 or 11 inches to the
> length (moved the oil tank to the firewall, and moved the oil cooler into
> the cowling). The empty weight increased with the 'long nosed' Rangers,
so
> yours has a greater 'useful load' than later models.
>
> You have a GREAT airplane. If you are ever in my neck of the woods, stop
in
> and see another one. I know a fella sixty miles North of me, that also
has
> a K. It would be neat to photograph the three of them together. I think
> that there are only eight of them left.
>
> Bob Waldron
> 1939 Fairchild 24 K (all the other Ks were registered in 1938)
> Stillwater, Minnesota (on the Wisconsin border, near St. Paul)
> nc18681@HotMail.com
> http://www.cpinternet.com/mmmpc728/
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Norbert J Mc Luckie"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 10:06 PM
> Subject: [fairchildclub] New, to me. F-24
>
>
> > My son posted pictures and comments about the F-24 that I flew, today.
It
> > is the one that Jim Clow owned and was sitting in a hangar, at the
Morris,
> > Illinois airport (C09). Gene Littlefield did the inspection so that I
> could
> > return it to service. It is a 1938 model with flaps and a Ranger
engine.
> I
> > also bought a 1939 F-24 from Jim about a year ago that I am attempting
to
> > rebuild. It has a Jacobs 225 hp and no flaps. I am having the wings
> > rebuilt by a friend, in Minnesota.
> > I got 2 hours of dual today to satisfy the insurance company.
I
> > have been flying for 60 years but have not flown a taildragger in about
35
> > years so you know I have a lot to re-learn, especially when, today, we
had
> a
> > 10-12 knot crosswind from 90 deg on runway 36. The airplane performed
> very
> > well. I have a Bellanca Super Viking and a C-150 so I think that the
150
> > will have to go on the selling block.
> > Thank those that commented on my find.
> >
> >
> >
> >
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http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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