Aviation and Aerobatics : Pitts Specifics

Everyone likes to photograph this beautiful Pitts S1T. Kit built by David Pogue of Mesa, Arizona, 915 pounds with a 200 horsepower Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E, this airplane flies like a dream.

I won eight trophies with this plane, including first place prizes in IAC Primary, Sportsman, and Intermediate categories. In 2005, the plane won the IAC Chapter 35 Burns award for best kept and most doted-over airplane. This airplane and I had a lot of adventures together -- Ohio, Montreal, Virginia, Cold Spring, Vermont, the Kathy Jaffe Challenge. This airplane was truly a joy to fly.

In April, 2008 the plane put itself in a container and sailed to Sweden. There, it found a new owner who will have tons of fun turning the horizon around and turning heads with this very fine looking, best of breed Pitts S1T.

You'll find hours and an equipment list and complete logs as of March, 2008 below the pictures.



Sport Aerobatics, January, 2008

Recent Tach: 1152 Engine 200HP Lycoming AEIO-360-A1E, s/n RL-26213-51A, Lycoming factory rebuilt. 212 Tach. time, installed November, 2004 at 940 Tach. Propeller Constant Speed Hartzel model HC-C2YK-4CF, s/n AU11802B. Hub s/n A67820B. Blade s/n's J94969, J94971. 212 Tach. time, installed November, 2004 at 940 Tach. Stits PolyFiber fabric finished with Aerothane Terra TRT250D mode C transponder s/n 7480028 Ameri-king AK-350 altitude encoder s/n 3521605. Microair 760 channel VHF air-band communication tranceiver. B&C lightweight starter s/n 305206-149. B&C lightweight L-40 alternator s/n 107527 and LR-3 regulator s/n 08711651. Haigh tailwheel Silver custom 5pt harness installed at last annual in May, 2007. Christen inverted oil system. Four and 1/2 gallon Jim Schall smoke convertable to auxilliary fuel in upper wing. (You'll like the smoke.) Flown by Gene Beggs in March, 1987. All spins recoverable as expected in make and model. (Current pilot's experience as well.) I sold the plane in April, 2008	Airframe log (pdf) Engine log (pdf) Propeller log (pdf) Approved S1T Airplane Flight Manual (pdf) N627DP Special Airworthiness Certificate and Operating Limitations (pdf)