My first PA22 was a 51 125. Life sucked the wind out of me and I sold it to a guy that inspected it. After I got my ticket with its hours. Then a 57 PA22*150 and here comes life's curves again. Not flown after my wife died. The Flying Rock is a great airplane and tons of fun. Enjoyed your story
Love the Tri-Pacer and loved the hell out of your story telling.😂😂 laughing my butt off here. I started out in a Pacer in 82, great little plane I have to agree with you these aircraft should be preserved. I might see about a plane if I could ever get my money and health to work out. God bless you sir and have a wonderful life, I wish you nothing but the best
Nice story, even better than mine! My PA22-150 was airplane #2 for me. A friend of mine told me there are two kinds of people when it comes to Tri-Pacers: those that love them and those that have never flown them… so I bought mine for $5600 and immediately spent another $2000 to have the small stemmed engine valves replaced with the larger stemmed valves. Flew that airplane for 700+ hours before selling it to my mechanic. My friend was right! I loved that little airplane!
Great story and lovely bird you've got there! I've never flown a Tri-Pacer, outside of Xplane, but I love the way they look and hope to one fly a real one some day.
The one dislike on this video is that opening bidder finding out that he almost got the plane for $3500! I have a 1955 PA-22-150 that I absolutely love.
Yeah, the mail-in bid guy contacted me. He was a big help and offered up some part should I ever need them. But yeah, it would have been sweet to walk away with an airplane for $1!!!
Hey! Indeed I enjoyed the video! Lucky you man. Congrats and enjoy your winged candy. For sure you were wearing your lucky charm that day. Boy feels so good even it didn't happen to me. Keep up the plane in great condition. Kudos.
Cool Story 👍 You lucky Sod 🤪 However - Who Dares Wins 😎 Good For You I did the same thing with a 1968 Mooney M-20G - with TT of 3,820, and 180 hours left on the engine - had leaking fuel tanks - we stole her for $6,000 (well, she only had 84 hours of logbook history over 8 years on the Airframe, but the prop and engine’s logbooks was full history - loved to fly her 😊 Nothing like a Great Deal 👍
Congrats. Just once, I'd like to find a steal like that. On anything. I once made Bakersfield my stomping grounds! In fact, I lived just west of Coffee and Hageman. I used to shop at the Von's just across the intersection.
I just acquired a Tri-Pacer, a 1956 (or would it be a '57? Original airworthiness in October '56). Flew it from Portland to Albuquerque! I'm now dealing with the original Jerry-rigged battery "cables", the braided aluminum flat wire straps that go from the actual battery terminals to a pair of additional terminals in the wall of the battery box. The battery was replaced a year ago, but the wire straps look like steel wool. 60 year old steel wool. I can't figure why they wouldn't have replaced them at the same time, except cost. At any rate, I plan to dispense with them with an STC that allows new holes in the battery box and proper cables attached directly to the terminals.
@@SciWorx It worked just fine. I did the work myself, and my local A&P signed off the work. It wasn't difficult at all. The worst, hardest part was repainting the battery box with that black tar battery box paint. Cutting the new holes in the battery box was a snap, as was riveting the covers over the old cable holes. One caution: the Bogert Aviation kit only comes with one old-hole cover, because cable routing has an option to reuse one hole. But repositioning the hole to the side, instead of the front of the box makes more sense, so you will have to specify you want two old-hole covers and their rivets. The starter kicks the engine over like it should now.
I agree. Unless you found that airplane, or any Tri-Pacer in extremely dilapidated condition, you’d usually wind up paying much more. You DID steal it.
While you're telling this wonderful story my imagination was going full throttle. Ha ha. I imagined that after you paid for the plane and you were given the bill of sale you hand the keys to your friend to fly south 10 FBI Agents pop out of nowhere guns drawn and pointed at you two. In a matter of seconds the cops are ripping this beauty apart looking for...yup, you guessed it...DRUGS!! Dogs appear Sniffing and soon finding bricks of drugs!! Your arms are pulled behind and you and your friend are cuffed and shoved into the back of an unmarked van. The plane is hauled off to be auctioned at a police action. What a Nightmare!
My first PA22 was a 51 125. Life sucked the wind out of me and I sold it to a guy that inspected it. After I got my ticket with its hours. Then a 57 PA22*150 and here comes life's curves again. Not flown after my wife died. The Flying Rock is a great airplane and tons of fun. Enjoyed your story
Love the Tri-Pacer and loved the hell out of your story telling.😂😂 laughing my butt off here. I started out in a Pacer in 82, great little plane I have to agree with you these aircraft should be preserved. I might see about a plane if I could ever get my money and health to work out. God bless you sir and have a wonderful life, I wish you nothing but the best
Nice story, even better than mine! My PA22-150 was airplane #2 for me. A friend of mine told me there are two kinds of people when it comes to Tri-Pacers: those that love them and those that have never flown them… so I bought mine for $5600 and immediately spent another $2000 to have the small stemmed engine valves replaced with the larger stemmed valves. Flew that airplane for 700+ hours before selling it to my mechanic. My friend was right! I loved that little airplane!
Love your Tri-Pacer story!!
I love this video, have watched it several times. Natural comedian. Great story!
Thanks! I love that plane!!!
@@SciWorx So no more videos?
@@jimkirkendall2483 more to come! The next one will be on coils, magnets and electricity.
@@SciWorx I just bought my fourth PA 22, a 160. Where are you? Would love to drop in on you.
@@jimkirkendall2483 I am in Southern California (MIT) outside of Bakersfield.
Great story and lovely bird you've got there! I've never flown a Tri-Pacer, outside of Xplane, but I love the way they look and hope to one fly a real one some day.
Keep looking, I am sure you can scrounge up a ride.
The one dislike on this video is that opening bidder finding out that he almost got the plane for $3500!
I have a 1955 PA-22-150 that I absolutely love.
Yeah, the mail-in bid guy contacted me. He was a big help and offered up some part should I ever need them. But yeah, it would have been sweet to walk away with an airplane for $1!!!
Thanks for sharing your enthusiasm on how you aquired your Tri-Pacer. I'm about to aquire one!
Let me know when you get than plane! I love mine and I am sure you will love yours.
Hey! Indeed I enjoyed the video! Lucky you man. Congrats and enjoy your winged candy. For sure you were wearing your lucky charm that day. Boy feels so good even it didn't happen to me. Keep up the plane in great condition. Kudos.
I share your affinity for the minimal annuals. These great little airplanes deserve to have every discrepancy addressed.
rock
Great airplane. Just flew mine from Norfolk VA to Naples Fl
Awesome. I can't wait to finish work on mine.
Great story
I totally lucked out.
Cool Story 👍
You lucky Sod 🤪
However - Who Dares Wins 😎
Good For You
I did the same thing with a 1968 Mooney M-20G - with TT of 3,820, and 180 hours left on the engine - had leaking fuel tanks - we stole her for $6,000 (well, she only had 84 hours of logbook history over 8 years on the Airframe, but the prop and engine’s logbooks was full history - loved to fly her 😊
Nothing like a Great Deal 👍
You are the lucky one! A M-20G!!!!!!!!!! Really great find.
Wtf that is amazing! Happy for you! Enjoy 😊
Thank you! It was the find of a lifetime!
Great story!
I never, in the world, thought I would end up with the airplane. I was very fortunate.
Congrats. Just once, I'd like to find a steal like that. On anything.
I once made Bakersfield my stomping grounds! In fact, I lived just west of Coffee and Hageman. I used to shop at the Von's just across the intersection.
Dude, I completely lucked out... Totally got lucky on this.
I was in that strip mall just last week!
I had a '59 Tri-Pacer for a time. My favorite memory of it is the LOAD it would carry.
I know, right? They are a bit of a truck in that respects.
I just bought one, a 59 160.
Great logo!!!
Thanks! I am gong to reboot the channel soon and the next logo will be even better.
I was just up there for 3 weeks. Should've looked you up. Next time!
I just acquired a Tri-Pacer, a 1956 (or would it be a '57? Original airworthiness in October '56). Flew it from Portland to Albuquerque! I'm now dealing with the original Jerry-rigged battery "cables", the braided aluminum flat wire straps that go from the actual battery terminals to a pair of additional terminals in the wall of the battery box. The battery was replaced a year ago, but the wire straps look like steel wool. 60 year old steel wool. I can't figure why they wouldn't have replaced them at the same time, except cost. At any rate, I plan to dispense with them with an STC that allows new holes in the battery box and proper cables attached directly to the terminals.
Good idea. Let me know how that turns out. It is on my to-do list.
@@SciWorx It worked just fine. I did the work myself, and my local A&P signed off the work. It wasn't difficult at all. The worst, hardest part was repainting the battery box with that black tar battery box paint. Cutting the new holes in the battery box was a snap, as was riveting the covers over the old cable holes. One caution: the Bogert Aviation kit only comes with one old-hole cover, because cable routing has an option to reuse one hole. But repositioning the hole to the side, instead of the front of the box makes more sense, so you will have to specify you want two old-hole covers and their rivets. The starter kicks the engine over like it should now.
I agree. Unless you found that airplane, or any Tri-Pacer in extremely dilapidated condition, you’d usually wind up paying much more. You DID steal it.
Storm,
Great story! I’ve gotten a good deal on the three planes I’ve bought, but nothing in comparison to your deal. Congrats!
Thank you Joe! I really appreciate it.
oh my god dude
No joke!
While you're telling this wonderful story my imagination was going full throttle. Ha ha. I imagined that after you paid for the plane and you were given the bill of sale you hand the keys to your friend to fly south 10 FBI Agents pop out of nowhere guns drawn and pointed at you two. In a matter of seconds the cops are ripping this beauty apart looking for...yup, you guessed it...DRUGS!! Dogs appear Sniffing and soon finding bricks of drugs!! Your arms are pulled behind and you and your friend are cuffed and shoved into the back of an unmarked van. The plane is hauled off to be auctioned at a police action. What a Nightmare!