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Okay so I have been "working" on an Acroduster for several years. In the mid to late eighties I started the first one. Then a divorce happened and that project "disappeared". Then after a few years and another divorce, I have managed to get another Acroduster project which I have been "working" on now for almost two years. It was interrupted by what I thought would be an easy to fix EAA biplane that I could fly from my backyard so I sold it.
Then last summer while I was visiting my kids, we went to see a Laser that had flown before and looked like an "easy" fix. Both of my boys were excited so I bought the plane. Well, I got it home and it turned out to be much more of a project than I figured. The engine was not what it was represented to be which kind of upset me but I kind of figured it would be since it was built by a non aircraft mechanic. So, the engine parts are off being overhauled. I'm going to build the engine up myself using 10:1 pistons and new crank and cam.
In the mean time, my Acroduster project is lingering. Hopefully, I will be able to work on it in the summer. I'll post some Laser photos soon and then some Acroduster photos.
Then last summer while I was visiting my kids, we went to see a Laser that had flown before and looked like an "easy" fix. Both of my boys were excited so I bought the plane. Well, I got it home and it turned out to be much more of a project than I figured. The engine was not what it was represented to be which kind of upset me but I kind of figured it would be since it was built by a non aircraft mechanic. So, the engine parts are off being overhauled. I'm going to build the engine up myself using 10:1 pistons and new crank and cam.
In the mean time, my Acroduster project is lingering. Hopefully, I will be able to work on it in the summer. I'll post some Laser photos soon and then some Acroduster photos.
