Beechcraft Musketeer A23
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- Опубликовано: 25 сен 2024
- 1964 Beechcraft Musketeer A23... this video was made from footage taken on July 11, 2022 and April 9, 2022. You'll notice the grass and trees much greener in some scenes and less so in others. I just wanted to put together this little video to show the Musketeer in its current state, which was included with a hangar purchase a few months ago. This Musketeer is currently out of annual so it is not legal or fit to fly just yet (I have another plane so this one is not a priority at the moment). There was no flight on either of these days, just a brief running and taxi of the plane. And yes... fuel, oil and other checks were completed prior to start-up but not filmed or included (edited out) in this short video. Thank you for watching :0)
I owned and operate one out of
St Petersburg Florida for a couple years. Fantastic airplane.
Awesome!
I was part owner of a A23-24 years ago. I really liked flying it. Keeping a medical was the hard part for me.
They certainly are great, under appreciated planes, sorry to hear about the medical issues.
This is the first ever plane I ever flew. Great experience!!!
Awesome!
Beautiful !
Thank you!
Nice job Dave 👍
Hello Gary, and thank you
G,day from Sydney Australia.
Are you going to take the screws out of the wingtips and panel beat the distorted aluminium?
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Hello John and greetings from Canada (in Trenton, just east of Toronto). Yeah, I'd definitely be doing some panel beating on those wingtips if they were aluminum but unfortunately they are made of fibreglass and very old and brittle. There are aftermarket tips out there but so far, I've yet to purchase any. Cheers!
Another nice video starring the Muskrat, but what about that hanger? That is unique and really cool.
Thank you and yes, the hangar is certainly unique... 50' diameter geodesic dome.
Nice looking plane but haven’t seen her fly yet lots of fast taxi?
Good observation, I bought a hangar a few months back and this Musketeer came with it. The plane is out of annual currently so I am trying to keep some life in it until it is legal (and fit) to fly again. I have another plane so this one is not a priority. Thanks for your comment.
What are you asking for the plane? How many hours?
2309 TT and 362 SMOH but currently not on the market... perhaps at a later date
@@davecarnahan-aviation798 does yours have the picture-io-346 Continental? Are there parts for this engine?
@@ozelot250 It does have the IO-346 but I'm not the best one to ask as I have not had the plane long or needed to purchase any parts. It is an interesting topic though as people are quite divided on the IO-346. There are a couple of very good and knowledgeable local AME's who have vastly different opinions on the IO-346 where I live. One fellow James Powell has an excellent review on the Musketeer on his RUclips page (Fastback Flying)... ruclips.net/video/2dA_HuZkOXg/видео.html whereby he recommends that you avoid any Musketeer with the IO-346. On the other hand, Dan Campbell, the AME that has done the last 5 annuals on my Musketeer (by previous owner) is also an excellent and experienced mechanic familiar with this engine and he speaks very highly of the IO-346, and that if a top overhaul is ever required, parts are readily available as it can utilize the same cylinders as the IO-550 or IO520 (same bore as the IO-346). It was explained to me, and from what I've researched, that the cranks are built very strong and rarely need replacement. Should you need one though, I imagine they would be difficult to find but in my 45 years of flying and aircraft ownership, I am unaware of anyone, including myself, that needed to replace a crank... but top overhauls are relatively common. Nonetheless, both AME views are valid and I respect their differences in opinions. It seems to be the same on the Beechcraft forums... some people either suggest you avoid the IO-346 vs the actual owners of them who seem to speak very favourably. I guess for me personally, I am on the optimistic side and the price of Musketeers with this engine are understandably lower and similar to Cessna 150 prices. I would much rather choose the Musketeer... for a number of reasons (and yes, I have owned and flown 150's). Hope this helps!
@@davecarnahan-aviation798 thank you for your very thoughtful and informative response
Note you did not preflight the plane.7/22/2022yr
Necessary checks were done prior to this start up and taxi test... there was no flight and no point filming everything. Thanks for your comment though and maybe next time I will include that sort of thing as I suppose some people may find it interesting. Cheers!