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Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2015, 20:40
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

I live in the US these days and to get it...

I live in the US these days and to get it exported and over here is just too big of a task, otherwise I would have been interested.

I don't understand why someone hasn't picked up this plane....
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2015, 18:51
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

What they asking? And what are the engine times?

What they asking? And what are the engine times?
Forum: Private Flying
1st Nov 2015, 17:44
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

30csl - What's going to happen to her? Has anyone...

30csl - What's going to happen to her? Has anyone bought her, or is it still the estate?
Forum: Private Flying
25th Apr 2015, 18:12
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

A little update to this age old thread for those...

A little update to this age old thread for those interested.

About a year ago Sergei and his companions flew to Los Angeles to pick my old Commander up to fly her back to Russia. It was a 8000...
Forum: Private Flying
11th Nov 2013, 18:54
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

India pretty much summed it up. Thanks for...

India pretty much summed it up. Thanks for asking.

Plane is sold, but I still have aircraft in my possession as they haven't paid fully yet. Flew her for an hour just last week and she's never run...
Forum: Private Flying
17th Apr 2013, 04:40
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thanks for asking, Arc. Return trip went...

Thanks for asking, Arc.

Return trip went pretty much without hickups. Getting out of Nashville in terrible weather proved an ordeal, and I had to return after only 30mins to sit and wait it out....
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2013, 12:49
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thank you. Picked her up Tuesday and flew 2hrs to...

Thank you. Picked her up Tuesday and flew 2hrs to Fort Smith, AR and then yesterday another 2,8hrs to my destination, Nashville, TN and she spun like cat..:ok:
Forum: Private Flying
19th Feb 2013, 02:15
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Well, maybe in hindsight I should have saved that...

Well, maybe in hindsight I should have saved that money towards an engine o/h instead of doing a panel.....;):}

Word is good. No metal in filter (or oil screen in my case), OPR valve checks out...
Forum: Private Flying
18th Feb 2013, 04:47
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Latest from the trenches - a story of joy, hope, redemption and fear.

A pictorial...

http://www.adamfrisch.com/images/n20ve/panelbefore.jpg
This is what she used to look like. A glued on veneer panel that over the years had turned into a mess.
...
Forum: Private Flying
25th Jan 2013, 21:22
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Good old G-AWOE. She will probably never fly...

Good old G-AWOE. She will probably never fly again, unfortunately. It doesn't take many months or years before they're beyond recovering. Aircraft need to fly. Next to it is the ultimate long ranger....
Forum: Private Flying
31st Dec 2012, 03:34
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thanks for all the kind and encouraging words! ...

Thanks for all the kind and encouraging words!

She's running fine and we've been flying a fair deal. Been twice in two days to Las Vegas and back, which is a nice 250nm trip, one way. It's been...
Forum: Private Flying
24th Dec 2012, 05:35
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

The sorrow state of owners finances and a tale of annual angst.

Another update from the very frontline of dinosaur twin ownership.

Remember how I said that her maintenance was now over the hump and how her annual this time would be a walk in the park...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jul 2012, 15:43
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thanks again. Annual is in Sept. No squawks,...

Thanks again.

Annual is in Sept. No squawks, it's probably around $4000 (£2600). Last year it was $7000 (£4500), but then they found some things. This year there's already talk of changing some of...
Forum: Private Flying
15th Jul 2012, 08:46
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

So, I thought I'd give a six month update from...

So, I thought I'd give a six month update from the trenches of dinosaur twin ownership. Maybe it will be interesting for potential aircraft owners to see some real figures and costs. I know I could...
Forum: Private Flying
3rd Jan 2012, 16:10
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thanks for the nice comments! Well, I...

Thanks for the nice comments!



Well, I am in the film business after all....;) It was pretty bad, but fully legal as I was checking the AWOS's along the way. And when I look at what the guys...
Forum: Private Flying
29th Dec 2011, 10:32
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

As I come up on my first year, I thought I'd give...

As I come up on my first year, I thought I'd give you guys an update from the trenches of antique dinosaur twin ownership. And man has it been a war - especially on my wallet! I'm beginning to see...
Forum: Private Flying
8th Jul 2011, 06:08
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Julian, she'll have to stay stateside as I spend...

Julian, she'll have to stay stateside as I spend most my time here. I would love to tour Europe in her at some point, as a vacation thing, but I'm not the man to bring her over the pond just yet.
...
Forum: Private Flying
4th Jul 2011, 04:09
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

$38K. Twins are cheap..

$38K. Twins are cheap..
Forum: Private Flying
2nd Jul 2011, 05:11
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

I'm afraid I don't have any. I'll try to take...

I'm afraid I don't have any. I'll try to take some when I next pick her up.
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2011, 20:27
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

I made it to Corona but like a moron uplifted...

I made it to Corona but like a moron uplifted fuel at El Monte just before I left for over $6.40/gal! I need to pay more attention. In fact, I have no excuse as on my little Foreflight app it gives...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Jul 2011, 07:36
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Thanks Silvaire. Once I'd made my way out to the...

Thanks Silvaire. Once I'd made my way out to the coast, the door slammed shut behind me. The next day I was tracking a curtain of solid clouds for hundreds of miles. Thankfully I finally found a hole...
Forum: Private Flying
30th Jun 2011, 07:54
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Well, here's a little update for anyone that...

Well, here's a little update for anyone that cares.

After being in the shop for almost 4 months, I was getting very anxious to get her out of there. I suppose I wasn't mentally prepared for just...
Forum: Private Flying
16th Apr 2011, 04:29
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Just passed my Multi Engine checkride here in So...

Just passed my Multi Engine checkride here in So Cal, so getting closer to flying her home by the day now. Tough as nails Vietnam vet as the examiner who didn't give me an inch up there. I made tons...
Forum: Private Flying
1st Mar 2011, 00:32
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Wonderful pictures, Peter! And thanks again for...

Wonderful pictures, Peter! And thanks again for coming out to see her off.

What was the reason behind your dads gear up?
Forum: Private Flying
23rd Feb 2011, 02:06
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Yeah, the 690's are rockets, I've heard....

Yeah, the 690's are rockets, I've heard. Especially with the dash 10 engines. I'd love to have a turbine one day. The earlier 690's had the dash 5 engines and I can't exactly remember what it was,...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2011, 22:40
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Before 1958 (I think it is) and the introduction...

Before 1958 (I think it is) and the introduction of the 500 version, the Commanders didn't come with the stainless steel/aluminum wing spar sandwich which caused galvanic corrosion and is subject to...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2011, 14:44
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

They count:p Worth adding is that when we...

They count:p

Worth adding is that when we stopped in Grinnell, IA for fuel, the small FBO's card reader didn't work. So they guy just writes me a receipt for $457 and says "mail me a check when...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2011, 12:29
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

That's John Houlder's 560, right? Think it's...

That's John Houlder's 560, right? Think it's still at Elstree, but I don't know if she gets flown much these days. That aircraft he's taken all over the world. In fact, I don't know if there are many...
Forum: Private Flying
22nd Feb 2011, 03:26
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

Well, her oil consumption turned out to be 3/4 of...

Well, her oil consumption turned out to be 3/4 of a quart per hour subsequently, so not quite a full quart like for the first leg. Still way too much, of course. Investigation continues. Actually, I...
Forum: Private Flying
21st Feb 2011, 04:41
Replies: 92
Views: 58,294
Posted By AdamFrisch

My first aircraft - the ferrying of my old Aero Commander twin back to California.

So, here's a recent adventure I'd like to share. It was a trip I will never forget and it also marks a new chapter in my life; as an aircraft owner.


Just before christmas last year, an old 1953...
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