Model Airplanes

David Yeoman is archetypical of many longtime EAA members. His profession is all about aviation, as he’s part of the Rockwell Collins team that furnishes some of the most advanced avionics, inflight entertainment and other digital systems for multi-million dollar military, commercial and general aviation aircraft.

His passion also is all about aviation, no doubt a product of his father bringing him to his first EAA Airventure Oshkosh air show in 1971 when he was three years old. His first flight was in his father’s Flaglor Scooter, a 650 lb homebuilt powered by a 1.5 liter, 40-hp, Volkswagen air-cooled boxer four. Yeoman recently realized a lifelong dream when he bought a 1952 Cessna 195. It’s his sixth airplane, his fifth tail wheel model and by far the favorite he’s yet flown. Yeoman hangars the aircraft at Cedar Rapids, close to the Rockwell Collins facility at the airport. It’s parked at Oshkosh this week in the Classics Area on “Route 195”, sponsored by Barron Aviation of Perry, MO, a firm that specializes in Cessna 195 restorations.

“Airplanes are supposed to have wheels in the back. But, by the time I was born they didn’t make them any more. The Cessna 195 always caught my eye at Oshkosh. You have to have an interest in nostalgia. I love the art deco look of the airplane, the bumps on the cowling.”

No doubt he also enjoys the sound of the 300 hp, seven-cylinder, Jacobs

Article source: http://aviationweek.com/oshkosh-2015/new-owner-classic-cessna-195

For the Ascend that means more than 40 work orders replacing or refurbishing everything from control cables to seat frames. Far from a new coat of paint and a new interior, the Ascend includes items such as new wiring, circuit breakers, pitot-static lines, engine accessories, windows, fiberglass, instruments, and fluid hoses. The engine and propeller are overhauled, a new flat metal panel is installed, and the seats are restyled.

“This program creates a pathway for those looking for a low-cost way to fly,” said Lynn Nichols, CEO of Yingling Aviation.

With a production run of more than 43,000 airplanes, there are plenty of donor airframes ready to be rebuilt.

One of the most striking things about the Ascend, as with AOPA’s Reimangined project, is the yellow paint. AOPA President Mark Baker said that it’s meant to grab attention. “I want these things to start a ramp conversation,” he said.

Yingling is offering the aircraft much like a factory new model, with a one-year warranty, and many options, including Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Out (ADS-B Out), GPS, leather interior, and more. The base model costs $159,900.

Although not an aircraft manufacturer, Yingling is positioned well to execute on the Ascend. The company was Cessna’s first service center, it previously reassembled Cessna Skycatchers that were shipped from China, and it remains a major source of Cessna parts.

“The company has developed countless repair schemes and maintenance programs that are used all over, often by collaborating with Cessna’s product support teams who are located right across the runway from us,”

Article source: http://www.aopa.org/News-and-Video/All-News/2015/July/20/New-Ascend-Skyhawk-is-fully-transformed

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