[RBBMWE46M3]

Just wondering if we have any fellow fly boys in here???
Here is a pic of my real passon in motor sports...
This pic was taken last summer the day I flew it home.




BOEING/STEARMAN PT-17 KAYDET 1941

I'll go to the airport and take some more pics tomorrow!!!

[db17k]

Originally Posted by RBBMWE46M3

Just wondering if we have any fellow fly boys in here???
Here is a pic of my real passon in motor sports...
This pic was taken last summer the day I flew it home.




BOEING/STEARMAN PT-17 KAYDET 1941

I'll go to the airport and take some more pics tomorrow!!!

dood that's pretty sick, i saw the redbull air race this year up in SF and they were doing stunts with some planes that looked similar.

i think the only pilots here are E90 pilots

[RBBMWE46M3]

My kids call her the "blue bomber" They love going for rides on hot clear dsys..good visibility...











If anyone would like to go for a ride...next time your in NW Indiana give me a call!!! I'll be gentle

[Enroutte]

My parents do

[Romulus]

Originally Posted by RBBMWE46M3

If anyone would like to go for a ride...next time your in NW Indiana give me a call!!! I'll be gentle

I may just take you up on that if one of my road trips back east will take me through indiana : )

fwiw, I'm a pilot by hobby, navigator by profession (AF)

gorgeous plane, btw.

[mjh93sa]

Not a pilot, but I do have a degree in Aeronautics and Astronautics.

Lovely 'plane RBBMWE46M3 and great to see one still with a cowling and not converted to a dirty great P&W engine. How much of it's history do you know?

[lxapilot118]

I'm a pilot. Did the civilian thing for a while--commercial pilot, flight instructor, corporate/charter, then airline until 9/11. Now I'm an Air Force instructor. Flown T-6A, T-38C, T-37. The T-38C (picture) is my favorite. Gonna fly F-15s or F-16s next. Indiana, huh? If you're offering rides, I could fly up to Indiana.

[RBBMWE46M3]

BOEING/STEARMAN PT-17 KAYDET 1941, S/N: 75-2140, 278 TT,



In July of 1999, it was completely disassembled, all woodwork inspected, re-varnished, and it was re-covered with Stitts poly-fiber process. In 2000, new airspeed indicators, a new rear cockpit altimeter and a new altitude encoder were installed. A new battery was installed in 2001.


Airframe:
278 HRS TOTAL TIME SINCE NEW. STANDARD AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE
FRESH ANNUAL INSPECTION: AUGUST 2, 2005

Engine Specs:
PRATT & WHITNEY R-985-AN3, 450 HORSEPOWER, 278 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL BY: AVIATION ENG LLC

Prop(s):
2 BLADED (METAL) HAMILTON STANDARD 2D-30 w/6101A BLADES. 278 HOURS SINCE NEW


Additional Equipment:
HOOKER RATCHET HARNESS
2 SEAT PACK PARACHUTES


Interior:
SILVER WITH BLACK PIPING SEATS & BACK PADS

Exterior:
DARK BLUE WITH SILVER SUNBURST TRIM
RECOVERED WITH STITS POLYURETHANE 7/99


Avionics / Radios:
NARCO COMM 11A
NARCO AT50A TRANSPONDER/MODE C ENCODED
INTERCOM

That would be great .. Drop me an e-mail a few weeks before you plan on coming through and we will set it up.
I have logged more than 1000 hours in just about everything (mostly in my own King Air) when you guys come out..you will find out what pure flying pleasure this monster is. Just one outside loop with the wind in your hair and you will see...and the sound of that radial engine



my other commuter...(buisness only)

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[shimshimhada]

That almost looks as fun as a helicopter.

[RBBMWE46M3]

c'mon to the great land of Indiana shimshimhada and I'll take you for the ride of your life

[shimshimhada]

Where's Indiana again?

[shimshimhada]

Actually, what is the cost of living there like?

[RBBMWE46M3]

I guess it depends on where you live in Indiana. In the North West part where I live it really is not too bad. We really are just another suburb of Chicago ( where I work and my business is located) The property taxes in Indiana are a whole lot less than in Illinois. I own a 12,000 sq ft home and my property taxes are only 9000. The same house in lets say Oakbrook Illinois would be probably three times that of mine. I don't live in a city. So I guess to answer your question...not bad

[shimshimhada]

lol, later I'd like to live away from the city with FIVE cars.

[RBBMWE46M3]

Shit...the m3 only has 5300 mi on it I use it :mad:

BMW still does not want to change the oil in it

[shimshimhada]

Originally Posted by RBBMWE46M3

Shit...the m3 only has 5300 mi on it I use it :mad:

BMW still does not want to change the oil in it

Ohhhh, do you know what would be bad-ass? If you could fly to work.

John Travolta

[RBBMWE46M3]

Belive it or not...i used to when Meggs field was still being used. It was an airport right on the lakefront pretty much in the loop of Chicago (downtown) Then the mayor (Daily) bulldozed it into the ground without telling anyone. ( ass hole)

[shimshimhada]

Originally Posted by RBBMWE46M3

Belive it or not...i used to when Meggs field was still being used. It was an airport right on the lakefront pretty much in the loop of Chicago (downtown) Then the mayor (Daily) bulldozed it into the ground without telling anyone. ( ass hole)

You should dead him. Do it.

[mjh93sa]

Originally Posted by shimshimhada

You should dead him. Do it.

I think that there were a lot of people who wanted to do just that. From memory the bulldozers went in during the night and ploughed up the runway. No notice, and regardless of all the aircraft that were still parked there!

I've never seen a P&W converted Stearman over here with a cowling RBBMWE46M3, looks so much better. There are some great modern designs around, but there's something special about a big radial.

How we normally see the Stearman locally.....

[SiR]

I do it for fun and a living. Use to fly beech 1900D back in my days, if that counts as an over size king air.

[vladinecko]

Originally Posted by shimshimhada

Actually, what is the cost of living there like?

dude, you're asking a guy who owns a plane and 5 cars...

[vladinecko]

Originally Posted by RBBMWE46M3

If anyone would like to go for a ride...next time your in NW Indiana give me a call!!! I'll be gentle

hell, i'll just make it one of my weekend trips. if you're serious, i'm definitely taking you up for it!