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Globe Swift / Temco Swift
Homepage
RRSW
Spring Campout |
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RRSW invites you
to kickoff the 2012 flying season with a campout at
beautiful Cedar Mills Resort on Lake Texoma. Dates
are April 14/15. Cedar Mills (3T0) is a 3000ft well
manicured grass strip on Lake Texoma-no fuel or services
available. Several airports close by with good fuel
prices including KSWI. There is a very nice restaurant
and bar within walking distance of runway-Pelicans
Landing-where we will eat our meals. There are 8 deluxe
cabins on runway 137/night , and several more basic
cabins a modest hike from runway for 88/night. Both
have 14 day cancellation policy. Camping with your
plane is 20/night with nice rest rooms and showers
nearby. Make your reservations at 903-523-4222.
Tentative plans as follows:
Saturday April 14
10 am arrivals
12 pm lunch at Pelicans landing
1-5 pm formation, flying, visiting, etc
6 pm drinks/dinner at Pelicans landing
8 pm outdoor movie, slideshow, etc
Sunday April
15
8 am breakfast at Pelicans Landing
Departures
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Identify
This Swift
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the story as I recall it. It was either 56' or more
likely 57' when I was asked by a guy who had just
bought the airplane for a "check out". Truthfully,
I had never flown a Swift before, but what the heck?
I am a certified instructor, aren't I? As I recall
it was two brothers who had bought the airplane and
I was to fly with one of them. The wind was out of
the north (not a good sign) at the old el Monte airport.
The engine was an 85 hp with a controllable propeller
via a hand crank on the instrument panel. We took
off and I was immediately impressed by the lack of
power; like 85 hp should get anything out of el Monte
better than this did. We made one pass around the
airport and landed. I told the guy that the engine
was not developing full power and that I would suggest
taking it into the shop there at el Monte and having
it checked out before making anymore flights, and
that I wouldn't fly in it again until it was repaired.
I never made a log book entry due to the brief flight,
so I can't say what the date was. So later on in the
day I saw the feeble Swift taking off again to the
north. I ran over from my vantage point and saw the
Swift hit the old wooden bridge that covered lower
Azusa road over the the rio Hondo river."
It is hard to read the tail number because of debris.
It is listed as a picture in google as N80808, which
I know is incorrect.
Do you have any information about this Swift? |
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North to Alaska, the trip of a lifetime
by Marvin Homsley
The purpose of this trip was to meet some friends
who were going to be in Homer, Alaska for a few days.
I never imagined having so much fun along the way.
This was the best few weeks I can remember. It started
with winning an award at Oshkosh and now going on
the trip I had wanted to make for years.
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In
Master Cylinder Boots
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2012
Swift National Fly-In
Hosted by
Gateway Swift Wings
Creve Coeur Airport
Maryland Heights, Missouri |
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2012
Swift National
Convention & Fly-In
June
20th - 23rd, 2012 |
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Photos
by Serial Number
Please check "Photos by Serial Number"
section and if
you have pictures of missing serial numbers or
your plane is not pictured please send in those pictures.
The
Following Airplane is Unknown
If you can identify this airplane please email me
Brad@SaginawWings.com |
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Joe
Lemanski replied, I saw a Swift with flat plate tips
at the now long deceased McKinley airport in the NE
suburbs of Detroit about 1976.
Could this be it? |
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