Into The Desert - Ercoupe & Stearman - Part 3
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Into The Desert, an ErcoupeTV aviation travelogue series. Andrew's 1943 Stearman biplane and my Ercoupe depart on a long adventure across the US.
Departing Austin, NV, we fly over Eureka, and into Ely, Nevada. A large gold mine, some getting lost, and fuel burn comparisons.
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1943 PT-13 Boeing Stearman, Lycoming R-680.
1948 Ercoupe 415-E, Continental O-200.
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Stoechiometric for the stearman mean 16 parts oxgen, 1 part vitreous carbon, 20parts for cylinder cooling with evaporation cooling.. :-)
Ely to Wendover next? Hopefully we'll see Wheeler Peak and Great Basin National Park :)
Hi James,
Great video. Please tell your family happy holidays for me.
Billy
Can you put links to the previous parts in the text below the video?
I can do that. I also have a RUclips PlayList for the series, here: ruclips.net/p/PLMhCIy_W5u2U-d4CsAV6rYtjiThrdn2KQ
Hello how are you doing i hope you are great and your family it's so jaw dropping
Hi James, there is something that I don’t fully understand. You said after refuelling that you had 100 HP in your Ercoupe. I thought it had a C85 engine. Did you changed it or overall it somehow? So possibly, you might have an ERCO 415-D that was modified to fit a 108 hp (81 kW) Lycoming O-235-C2C power plant?
Good to see some new country, I was hoping you were going to swing out this way when you left Vernal from Oshkosh!
Love the series. Thanks for posting them. So inspiring.
You are so welcome! Thanks for watching.
Turbulence and following another aircraft - both of these can be stressful and exhausting. I did a cross country flight with another plane - once. And never again. Constantly watching for the other aircraft took all the fun out of the flight. Cool video!
Thanks! Turbulence, for sure. But I quite enjoy loose formation, it's actually quite comforting with someone you know and trust, especially over desolate terrain!
Ahhh yes, those suction cup sunshades are absolutely mandatory in my ercoupe as well!
My Coupe canopy is tinted but I still carry the sun screen for occasional use.
Late to watching, but enjoyed this leg. And thank you for leaving that little bit in at the end with the older fuel guys teaching the newer one about the vent tubes. :)
I liked that too, glad it was noticed!
14:47 curious how smoother composite wing surface might improve speed.
Be helpful if radios had an indicator pointing towards the incoming transmission.
Nice ride over familiar ground.. Thanks.
ForeFlight is the directory I use. It's pretty good with comments from users at each airport. Web sites with that information get out of date pretty quick. Wish I could make maintaining information my full-time job, that'd be good!
Back in the day, ADF (Automatic Direction Finder) on the panel pointed to the relative direction of the source, which could even be the local AM radio station.
Few planes have them now as GPS is cheap and easy. ADF equipment has mostly been removed from the cockpit to shed the pounds.
The whole system is pretty much obsolete.
Re: wing covering. There is no approved modification to install composite wing covering.
It might give you a few more miles per hour but probably would come with a weight penalty versus fabric wings. And for many of us, would be cost prohibitive for the little benefit.
Some Coupes do have metal covered wings. They add 30-40 pounds to the empty weight and bring little to no bump in speed.
Bit of a lumpy day, but looked a lot of fun for you both. Enjoying this series very much. Cheers and happy holidays as and when.
Sounds like that lineman at Ely knows about Ercoupe fueling. Wow
Yes, Michael, he was a cool guy, knew his stuff! Nice to come across someone like that, most don't have that knowledge.
Really enjoy your amazing adventures. Thank you for sharing
Oh, that's why I'm always coating my airframe in oil...it was meant to do that.
Apparently so, Randy!
Thanks for the Ride James!
Yr, welcome, Larry!
Pretty country. So much out there that only those of us that fly low and slow ever see. I enjoy flying with another plane or two.
It takes a bit more attention but with todays tech it is easier than before. Depending on the eqpt the planes have.
No ADS-B on the Stearman. And the radio is pretty short range. But I very much like flying loose formation with Andrew...
I’m enjoying this series!
Thank you for letting me know! Glad to hear it.
James, what is the white box on your panel in front of the right yoke? Thanks, Tony
Hi Tony, that's a Sentry, an ADS-B In receiver, WAAS GPS for the iPad, and carbon monoxide alarm. Neat little gadget! flywithsentry.com/sentry
@@JamesGood thanks.
Beautiful as usual!
I'm sure someone has let you know it is pronounced EL-Lee...
Really?! Wikipedia shows Eee-Lee as the pronunciation, which is what I was using, and the AWOS pronounced it the same. Are you from there?
@@JamesGood I grew up with friends from there. The pronunciation has changed over the last 50 years and EE-LEE seems to be easier fro tourists and new residents.
As long as you don't pronounce it EE-LIE, you are OK!
Even the ASOS pronounced it EE-Lee.
@@kenthompson3730 Yep, it's EE-Lee. In Nevada I like to stop in Ely, Elko, or my favorite Winnemucca.