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I plan to use her to visit my kids at college, go to fly ins, and volunteer for Pilots n Paws. The radial engine takes some specific care to ensure long life. You have to pull the prop through 6 to 8 blades before each engine start to ensure the lower cylinders do not have any oil collected in them which could result in a hydraulic lock/bent connecting rod. The fuel primer must be used every start. The RPM range on the engine is much lower, red line is only 2200, cruise is 1950. Carb heat set to about 95 degrees F in flight to prevent icing/improve fuel burn.

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Not going to lie, I’m kinda envious.  That’s an amazingly cool plane.  Congratulations on acquiring it. :wub: Does it drain oil when sitting?  My family friends flew radial AgCats when I was little and they always kept a drip tray under them.  Nothing like the Skyraiders I’ve seen at GKT in TN but I’m betting the crop dusters were used more frequently too. 

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Stagger Wings I get.  This?  There is beauty there, but it is a “different” kind of beauty.  I would think Gee Bee would totally get this.  Antique for lathering me was the beautiful “Howard Hughs” polished monoplane that met a sad end on way home from Oshkosh.  I must of taken 50 photos and walked around her twenty times.  Shiny/Sleek/Radial/What’s not to love?  Your girl is like Marauder’s...I am 100% certain she has a quirky, but TOTALLY engaging personality that will thrill and excite with every flight.  I get it Bayern.  She’s a beaut’.  I am thankful there are caretakers that “keep ‘em flyin’ “. Be safe in your transition.  (Everybody told me that on my Missile) ;)

 

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@Nick Pilotte she does leave a small mark. I have a flat pan to keep the oil off the floor.

@Missile=Awesome the Hughes mono plane is pure airplane porn! Way out of my $$$$ league. The Gee Bee, well that too is just an amazing piece of aviation lust! I am happy to be the care taker for a time. Transition training has been pleasant thus far. 

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10 hours ago, Missile=Awesome said:

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I've never seen a full scale Gee Bee, but every RC model (all 3 if them) crashed the only time I saw them in the air (several years' time from first to third).

Enjoy your big round engine, Bayern! That's a classy plane you've got now, and completely different from anything Mooney ever thought about building. 

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On 10/23/2020 at 1:57 PM, carusoam said:

Sean,

How is the 195 working out so far?

Best regards,

-a-

18 total hours flown, some good cross wind practice. Wife and kids have flown with me, so I would say it is a resounding success!

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12 hours ago, Nick Pilotte said:

What’s the UL on a 195 like yours?  I’d assume decent.  I know it’s not blisteringly fast but I still think that’s a really cool, actually incredibly awesome plane.  

1200# UL, 135kts true. All the 195ers say just load it, she will take off.

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Hi all, its been a hot minute since I posted, although I am a serial stalker!

I have had the 195 for 11 months. In that time I have overhauled: the tail strut, the fuel selector, the carb heat box, and the right wheel. 

I have cleaned up the wiring in the engine bay, replaced every rubber hose, replaced the brake master cylinders with later model versions, installed a Garmin GTX345 ADS-B in/out,  replaced the #1 cylinder, piston and rings due to the head cracking. Did an oil and filter change, and I have flown about 70 hours. That 70 hours flying also equals 70 quarts of oil!

Insurance renewed this week, and I was surprised with a $2k reduction! I am down to $4890 a year... $80k hull, 80TW time and 70 in type. I am hoping next year will be better as I cross the 100 hour threshold.

 My daughter, 17, wants to be a pilot, si we will be in OSH from Sunday the 25th until she cries uncle!

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2 hours ago, Sean S said:

Hi all, its been a hot minute since I posted, although I am a serial stalker!

I have had the 195 for 11 months. In that time I have overhauled: the tail strut, the fuel selector, the carb heat box, and the right wheel. 

I have cleaned up the wiring in the engine bay, replaced every rubber hose, replaced the brake master cylinders with later model versions, installed a Garmin GTX345 ADS-B in/out,  replaced the #1 cylinder, piston and rings due to the head cracking. Did an oil and filter change, and I have flown about 70 hours. That 70 hours flying also equals 70 quarts of oil!

Insurance renewed this week, and I was surprised with a $2k reduction! I am down to $4890 a year... $80k hull, 80TW time and 70 in type. I am hoping next year will be better as I cross the 100 hour threshold.

 My daughter, 17, wants to be a pilot, si we will be in OSH from Sunday the 25th until she cries uncle!

Great to hear from you!

Wow - 1 qt per hour- is an expense almost like burning 2 extra gallons of avgas an hour.

But what a cool bird.

Lucky you - almost all the rest of us "enjoyed" insurance cost increases these last two years just because of a hardening market.

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