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Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 17:14

Hello everyone, my name is Kent Bummert. Signed up a few weeks back an I've posted on a few threads and then I saw the Introductions topic.
My wife and I live on Holland Airpark located 10 miles north of La Crosse, WI. We own a 1964 D95A Travel Air with the Doyn conversion. For those of you who don't know about the conversion, Doyn Aircraft converted only 6 TA's by installing Lycoming IO-540-C1B5 250 hp engines with either 2 or 3 blade Hartzell props. At 7,000 to 8,000 ft it will true out at 190 kts on 25 - 26 gph fuel burn. Also with the large cord flaps set at approach and 2 people with full fuel, it will unstick and climb out using around 700 ft of runway.
I'm an A&P IA and airline pilot with close to 20,000 hours and 6 type ratings. I started at the same airline I work for now (along with a few mergers) 33 years ago as an A&P line mechanic working on Beech 99's. At the same time I got my multi-engine rating in the TA that I now own. After moving to the airpark in 1998, I began a 4 year restoration where it would take too long to list everything that I did.
If anyone is flying by, we sure do enjoy having visitors and have plenty of hanger or ramp space.

Kent Bummert

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Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 17:20

Kent, welcome to Beech Talk from the east side of Wisconsin. How about those Packers, Eh.
Sounds like you have a real speed burner there, nice picture by the way.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 17:23

so.......do you know anything about airplanes :tape:

Welcome aboard :cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 17:27

That is one cool airplane......... :thumbup:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 19:23

welcome from a Hayward WI beech guy may-october. and yeah how bout them packers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 20:23

Damn... I am only 19,700 hours behind you. :pullhair:

Welcome

Username Protected · **Posted:** 10 Feb 2011, 20:31

Kent:

Welcome from a Western WI native, now 50 years removed.

Don't hesitate to share your perspective and opinions! We all benefit when folks with great experience chime in.

:cheers:

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Feb 2011, 08:06

Kent welcome to BT. Beautiful plane!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Feb 2011, 12:11

That sounds and looks like a very nice airplane. I'll have to drop by one day for a closer look.

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Feb 2011, 13:36

Username Protected wrote:

That sounds and looks like a very nice airplane.

+1. Welcome to BT, and dont be afraid to share your wisdom with all of us here!

Username Protected · **Posted:** 11 Feb 2011, 13:44

Kent, welcome to to BT. I agree with the gaggle-you have a nice looking bird.

My wife & I stopped in at Holland Airpark several years ago so she could get a ride in Allyn Kaste's Hatz. This was to determine if she was comfortable in an open cockpit biplane before we went ahead & built one (she was & we are). I saw my Dad's old 172 (N5995A) sitting on the ramp, too. I'll stop in sometime for some hangar flying.

Greetings From Wisconsin