Barnstorming

Wellllll...... Sandi and I did a little barnstorming Sunday morning. I am fortunate enough to have Mike Foote in my EAA chapter. Mike has a 2001 Grand Champion Plans Built Hatz Classic Biplane. It is a beautiful airplane. Even though the RV isn't entirely finished, I'm looking toward the future and the next project. I've always had it in my mind to build and open-cockpit biplane after the RV but Sandi was kinda set on building an RV-10. We've talked a lot about it and recently Sandi agreed on the biplane. (I'm not entirely sure if she caved or really came to agree with me.)

Anyway, I've seen Mike Foote's Hatz for the last couple of years and it really appealed to me. I've heard him talk a little bit about it was well. I dropped him a few emails last week with a few questions about construction and shortly an invitation came out to meet up for breakfast and go for a ride. So Sunday morning, Sandi and I headed over to Miami County (K81) for breakfast.

Sandi got the first ride and came back smiling saying "I think we can build this!". It was my turn next. We went up for 15 minutes or so and I did a little flying and Mike did a few wing-overs and some fast turns and showed the Hatz's non-existant stall characteristics and we returned to land.

Doesn't get much cuter!

My Turn

So... I'm thinking we may be ordering plans for this baby.... we do have a tail number reserved already... N598SM. Stay tuned....