Plane and Pilot

MARCH 3, 2025

In addition to touting the gear as a modern safety measure, the aircraft eschewed rudder pedals in favor of ailerons and rudders that were interconnected. Today, many Ercoupes have had rudder pedals installed, primarily to placate pilots unwilling to adapt to the simplicity of the original design.

Rudder 71

Rudder Annual Inspection Aileron Airplanes 71

Plane and Pilot

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The rudder, elevators, and wingtips sport a cheerful checkered pattern reminiscent of the 150 Aerobat. An annual inspection completed in September included a new battery, spark plugs, mag harness, main tires, and mufflers—more items the next owner won’t have to worry about for quite some time.

Annual Inspection 97

Annual Inspection Rudder Airplanes Pilot 97

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority. A nuance, perhaps.

Airplanes 98

Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 98

Plane and Pilot

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Individuals can attend training classes to obtain an LSA repairman certificate that, with the right endorsements, allows them to perform maintenance, including annual inspections, on their LSAs. The rudder hardly calls attention to itself outside of having plenty of authority. A nuance, perhaps.

Airplanes 96

Airplanes Knot Pitot Tube Gross Weight 96

Vintage Aviation News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Conveniently for Pepsi, the aircraft has already left the factory with a white and blue scheme, so the Stinson was painted with the company’s logos on the front and rear portions of the fuselage and a bottle was painted on the rudder. On the rear fuselage the slogan “A Nickel Drink – Worth A Dime” was painted under the Pepsi-Cola logo.

Firewall 98

Firewall Airplanes Hangar Tail 98