It’s show time !

C-3 is looking sharp. Flies good too!

Our C-3 is ready for its first show.  It looks sharp and is flying good; all instruments in the cockpit and on the desk are working (on most days).  Rick is getting a kick out of being our instructor as he puts the pilot through grueling flight patterns.  His radio commands direct the pilot around Cincinnati, Ohio as he plots out the trainer’s course with the crab. 

Rick (left) and Rodney (right) make last minute tweeks.

Rick and Rodney fix and align the trainer.  Maintaining our C-3 in tip-top operating condition keeps ’em hustling. 

C-3 nose.

Blue light special

C-3 cockpit illumination with blue fluorescent & white moonbeam lights.

We got our C-3 cockpit lights working this week.  There are two 4” blue, fluorescent lamps each with adjustable ultraviolet filter; they are intended to improve instrument clarity.  We were amazed that the two fluorescent lamps and their associated starters still worked after all these years.  There are also two white “moonbeam” cockpit lights for general cockpit lighting.  The brightness of the moonbeam lights is adjusted with a pot located on the fuselage control panel.  Power for the 12 to 15 VAC left moonbeam light is routed through the top and bottom door hinge.  We were also lucky to find vintage GE #94 lamps for the moonbeam lights on ebay.