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I got tired of seeing my 40-year-old photo in front of my C-150, and promised to post a new Avatar of another of my Tail-Draggers, so here is my old 1946 Ercoupe 415C/D.

Yes, that is the parking wheel on the nose!

Ha!

EDMO

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Ed, can you share a larger photo of both of these?

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Why - are you planting a garden and want to scare the varmints away?

Here's one - will have to look for the ugly one of me.

This one was taken when I first bought the plane - later sold it with Cleveland wheels and double-fork nosegear, dark bronze sunroof and light bronze windows.

EdMO

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How did you like flying it. I always thought they would be fun.

There is a female at SMD who, I was told, has no arms. I have no idea what the reason is. She flys a Ercoupe. I've wondered if it originally had pedals that were rigged to the alerions.

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KFfan,

Flying the 'Coupe is like forgetting everything you know about landings, takeoffs, and taxiing - You just DRIVE it. Scared hell out of me first x-wind landing - Book says to hold the wheel LIGHTLY with two fingers, or just let go of it - I held it with a tight fist, and it darn near broke my arm when the nose wheel touched.

Other than that, I really enjoyed it when I got used to crossing my legs and relaxing while landing in a crab - it never failed to straighten out on its own.

A friend of mine had hit the guywires on a tower when he was flying, and was paralyzed from the waist down - he flew a Coupe with a hand brake on the IP. I flew a rented one that way once for my BFR. The Coupe only has one main brake for both wheels.

EDMO

One early mis-conception got some folks hurt or killed - the word was that the Coupe did not spin - Somehow, this got confused with, "The Coupe will not Stall" - This was totally false, THEY WILL STALL, and caused some wrecks at landing time.

Actually, the "Will not spin" is not entirely accurate - An Ercoupe test pilot was killed when he spun a Coupe with floats - seems like the floats blanked out the tail - It was never approved with floats! Donno if it had pedals...

If you take your pilots test in the Ercoupe, you have a restriction on it, and cannot fly 3-control planes until you take another test - sort of like taildraggers endorsement. I had already been thru commercial training in Cessnas when I got the Coupe.

EDMO

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There is a female at SMD who, I was told, has no arms. I have no idea what the reason is. She flys a Ercoupe.

 

Her name is Jessica Cox, an incredible woman.  She has an amazing story.  I've heard her speak and she flew a friend of mine's Erocoupe.

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZWixvs5x0s

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I saw the video of her some time ago - WAY TO GO GIRL!

EDMO

I thought seriously about building an AB-Experimental Coupe with a conventional tail and 3 way controls years ago - Someone built a single-place, but I wanted 2 seats - Of course, it would be a taildragger, with the parking wheel in front! :lol:

Then I got Kitfox fever, and haven't recovered!

EdMO

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Kitfox fever?

Is it contagious?

Is it fatal?

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Her name is Jessica Cox, an incredible woman.  She has an amazing story.  I've heard her speak and she flew a friend of mine's Erocoupe.

 

 

 

Perhaps I was misinformed about her flying at SMD?

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Kitfox fever?

Is it contagious?

Is it fatal?

 

it is contagious... it seems quite fatal to wallets and marriages as well.  :lol:

 

:BC:

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My wallet is mostly empty and my wife passed in '12. Guess I'm safe.

 

And before it starts, that is 2012 NOT 1912!

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Watch out Ed. That was post #100!!

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Watch out Ed. That was post #100!!

Glad that more people are writing - didn't think my Ercoupe avatar would make so much conversation - but I am glad it did. I plan to get more work done on Foxy and less writing this year - If I can ever find a stopping place!

I am staying close to the house for the next 2 days because of spring storms - We dodged the bullet today when 4" grapefruit-sized hail hit a town where the J3 is hangered, and a tornado funnel was spotted south of us -

typical weather in the Tornado Alley area. May is usually the worst month.

EDMO

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Pretty nasty hail in central IN today as well

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