What's Your Other Ride?

[P. A. Schilke]

Right now, nothing! Just the Ranger Raptor in my garage.

From time to time I get around in this thing though, a Tecnam P92 Echo Super.

Hi Billy,

I will never fly again in a light aircraft... Almost died... A fellow I knew at Ford had a Grumman Tiger.... This craft has a castering nose wheel which was not castering and this fellow asked me, being able to fix most things to help him repair the caster nose wheel... So not being part of being a certified Aircraft mechanic we headed to the plane with his "Instruction manual" in place... Pretty straight forward repair....remove a cotter pin, castellated nut and pull down on the wheel assembly....bearing was completely gunked up with dried lube....I cleaned it up with brake cleaner and some elbow grease. Then relubed with the spec grease... Reinstalled with the nut and using a fish scale we got the tension on the nut within spec...Installed a new cotter pin.

Fellow said "lets take the plane out for a spin" to see if it was fixed, So climb in and we took off from Metro Detroit Airport, DTW, (not allowed anymore)... He flew over to the Detroit River and over the city and then we headed back to Metro...Then the words through the mic..."Oh Shit". Not something I wanted to hear... He said I forget to squawk and flipped a switch. Air Traffic immediately contacted him and warned him of an Antenna in the area and then there it loomed in our windscreen....Huge antenna. He banked left and we missed a guy-wire and the main antenna structure. He looked at me and said "whew"! I told him to land immediately as I wanted out of this plane and vowed to never fly in light aircraft again... I now know Pilot Error....Sheesh!

Best,
Phil

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The 21 forester, wifes dart gt, two retired farm trucks.

 

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E39 M5

 

[a33maxi]

Street Triple 675

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SV650

 

[staryoshi]

The wife's Chrysler minivan.
When you have a 73 lb. greyhound and a 92 lb. greyhound you need a minivan.

My newfie fits comfortably in our Forester. I want to get side steps for him for the Colorado, though

 

[staryoshi]

The 21 forester, wifes dart gt, two retired farm trucks.

Love that green. It's an improvement over my jasmine green metallic

 

[Aonarch]

 

[Trustable]

Hi Billy,

I will never fly again in a light aircraft... Almost died... A fellow I knew at Ford had a Grumman Tiger.... This craft has a castering nose wheel which was not castering and this fellow asked me, being able to fix most things to help him repair the caster nose wheel... So not being part of being a certified Aircraft mechanic we headed to the plane with his "Instruction manual" in place... Pretty straight forward repair....remove a cotter pin, castellated nut and pull down on the wheel assembly....bearing was completely gunked up with dried lube....I cleaned it up with brake cleaner and some elbow grease. Then relubed with the spec grease... Reinstalled with the nut and using a fish scale we got the tension on the nut within spec...Installed a new cotter pin.

Fellow said "lets take the plane out for a spin" to see if it was fixed, So climb in and we took off from Metro Detroit Airport, DTW, (not allowed anymore)... He flew over to the Detroit River and over the city and then we headed back to Metro...Then the words through the mic..."Oh Shit". Not something I wanted to hear... He said I forget to squawk and flipped a switch. Air Traffic immediately contacted him and warned him of an Antenna in the area and then there it loomed in our windscreen....Huge antenna. He banked left and we missed a guy-wire and the main antenna structure. He looked at me and said "whew"! I told him to land immediately as I wanted out of this plane and vowed to never fly in light aircraft again... I now know Pilot Error....Sheesh!

Best,
Phil

I cannot imagine anything smaller than a 50 passenger plane taking off from there. I used to live within 20 minutes of it, it's crazy how many planes come in and out of there every hour. Talk about an experience though, glad you guys were okay!

 

[jflogerzi]

2013 FRS which will become my track car full time when the new ranger comes in and takes over DD duites.

 

[jflogerzi]

that is quite a perfect combo!

 

[Whiplash]

I have a 2019 Ford Transit 150/ 3.5 EcoBoost low roof van (my work vehicle) and a 2004 Mazda RX-8 that I bought new in 2003....the Mazda is my high RPM twisty road specialist , I have kept it around for when I feel the need to throw a CD in the player , turn up the volume and drive 150 mph..?

 

[Wytchdctr]

2014 Chevy 3500
2018 Kia Sedona
2007 Chevy Cobalt

Traded for the Ranger: 2014 Hyundai Elantra Hatchback

 

[FXguy1]

Mine.

 

[Negra21]

2005 Mini Cooper S, mod’ed
2001 Aprilia RSV-Mille

 

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