Takeoff roll-goodbye til next year

Some of the Waco's departed this morning to go back home. Creve Coeur returns to normal.

Wacofest '10

Went out to the airport early this morning to try and start the Standard after Glenn worked on the mags. Now we have a carb problem which he'll try to solve Monday.

Rained like the dickens 3 times today.

Glenn stopped working on the Standard and started building an Ark.

I rounded up the Waco's 2 x 2.

The Creve Coure crazies held their annual parade.

I took a shot to the throat with a marshmallow and ate it.

All in good, clean fun.

After that, Al BBQ'd his famous filet.

I can't begin to tell you how good this is to eat.

While dinner cooked, Shannon and Terry and others flew

their electric RC planes. Shannon and Moe had a

midair later, destroying both models.

After supper, Al and John were awarded Certificates of Appreciation

for all the work they've done for the American Waco Club.

Stepping outside after dinner, we were amazed by this glorious sunset.

Waco Fly-In

An UPF-7 and a Cabin Waco grace the flightline.

Glenn thinks it's the mags.

At first, we thought the Hisso was going to start. But it didn't. It would run, but only as long as the prime lasted. Both Glenn and John Cournoyer thought the only way to really tell was to put the mags on a test bench and see if they are firing under compression.

Glenn doesn't have a test bench, so he improvised using his lathe and a homemade spark indicator. The mags, at low (starting) produced 0, no, none spark. Neither one of them. Looks like the booster mag is causing the spark for the start and the mags are not picking up when they are supposed to. At fast idle rpm (bottom) the mags are producing sparks to fire the engine.

Now, how to fix it? Haven't read that chapter yet, I'll keep you informed.

Sunset Departure

Robert Parish departs in his families Beech 18 at sunset from Creve Couer Airport.

Trying to start Waldo.

Photo Courtesy Ken Thomas.

Maybe if y'all push it real fast and then I pop the clutch....

It has fresh gas, the timing is correct (we think) and yet it won't start. Glenn is tearing apart the mags today and the carb today.

Any suggestions? Better yet, anyone have a spare Hisso (Dixie) mag they can lend Al and Glenn?

Trying to start the Standard.

We rolled the Standard out and tried again to start her today, but had no luck. We did get about 5 blades on one attempt, but that was it. We'll try again tomorrow.