Recent content by Algonquin

I like the Curtis Wright 2600, so that make the A-20 my favorite all time plane. Really wish there were some around to fly, I’d pay large money for that privilege. The TBM-3 has one and a little tricky to start and really easy to flood, but when it comes to life it’s an explosion under your...

YouTube has a doc. On the P-38 that is excellent, watched it last night.

I realize that the UC-1, TwinBee isn’t a military aircraft but being a Amphibious plane it has much the same problems as the others. I flight instruct in one and they are under powered and the systems are difficult to maintain. Also they take quite a beating on water operation so things are...

Hi Michael, I grew up in the central Adirondack Mountains on a lake called Algonquin and there was a lot of heritage there. I opened a guide business called Algonquin Outfitters and have just stayed with it. As you know a good amount of the older family's had a native ancestry.

We fished together all afternoon only he kept trying to sneak up on me and steal my fish,lol, had to yell at him!

I was very surprised at the size of the F-4U. I was lucky enough to sit in one a few months ago, a thrill.

Thank you, I see your in Poland, I've been working on a Wilga for a couple of months and seem to have trouble getting parts for the brakes. Any leads?

Hi folks, just thought I'd intro myself here. I'm a retired ( sorta) pilot. Also now a A& P , IA. I've been working on war birds and flying some. As of late I've been doing the repairs and maintenance on a TBM, wonderful machine and doing engine runs and taxiing it make my day. Flew a T-6 the...

I do the maintenance on a TBM , UNtil I worked on one and flew in it I never fully understood what those brave, fearless men did. I act as the Chief of maintenance and feel honored to be part of history, keeping the memory of the greatest generating alive. May he rest in peace.