Original Posted By: "morrisons5"
Hey Pieters,While on vacation last week we found ourselves in southern Ohio with acouple days to hang around. Tried to get some tail dragger time at StewartAirport in Waynesville, but all instructors were booked. You have to go witha CFI unless you have renters insurance, but they rent a J3, Champ, T-craft,and more and its grass.I contacted Larry Williams and arranged to meet him at the airport and seehis completed Piet, see pictures of it at matronics photoshare. He is agreat craftsman and it shows in his Piet. Larry was installing his wheelswhen we drove up, his machinist had installed brass bearings and theystarted grabbing after about 11 hours flying time, so Larry got some oilite,oil impregnated Bronze and had new bearings made and installed in thewheels.After dinner with Larry his hanger mate Pat and the wives, we returned tothe airport. Pat propped the model A and Larry taxied around some with hiswife to work in the new bearings. After his wife got out he got Pat to prophim again and this time took off and went around the pattern a couple times,landing just before dark.The bird looked and flew great, looking forward to seeing it again atBrodhead.Piet list at-large reporter.Skip Gadd________________________________________________________________________________