Cessna 150 N2942J The plane Rick First Soloed at age 16 July 4th, 1972 Acquired 12/10/2008

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Interior

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Specs: N2942J - 1967 Cessna 150G - s/n 15065742 Total Time - 5342 Engine: O-200-A 100 HP - SMOH 812 Annual due: November 30, 2022 IFR certification due: Mar. 2023 All original logs New layout panel, new style gyros (2009) Leather interior, carpet, eyebrow and door panels (2009) Cabin spars cleaned, primed (2020) New headliner (2020) Avionics: Garmin GMA-340 audio panel / intercom / MB (with music input) Garmin 396 GPS with XM weather Narco Com 810+ Narco Nav 122 (VOR, LOC, GS) Stratus ESG transponder (ADS-B Out compliant) Stratus 2i (ADS-B In to iPad) Transcal encoder Features: Airforms engine baffles (2011) Shoulder harnesses Leather yoke grips with built-in push-to-talk switches Rudder travel Service Kit installed (Spins are approved) Vertical card mag compass (not shown in older photos) Rosen sun visors (STC) Belly fuel drain (STC) Push button starter (replacing pull starter) (STC)

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First Solo Shirttail at age 16

42J's Owners (photo courtesy of Tony Drummond)

Instrument Panel November, 2021

Flight from Maryland to Mississippi - December 12, 2008 - 9.9 hours
42J leaving the Eastern Shore of Maryland its home for 41 years	Hills south of Roanoke, VA	On final Blacksburg, VA 30K wind gave me a 150' landing roll! Fun!	Enroute southwest Virginia	Sunset central Tennessee Still 2 hours to go..

Modifications and Renovations
Original panel December, 2008	Instrument panel January, 2009 modification in progress Yikes!	More instruments removed	Radios removed 22 pounds	New audio panel harness wired at home
Control Yokes original	Control Yokes from Warren Gregoire modified with leather and Push-To-Talks	New panel installation started	Radio racks installation started	Interior November, 2009

New Seats

New carpet and seats reupholstered in leather from Shelby Isham

Kick Panels

The Annual Inspection January - March, 2009
Working into the night Matt captures the full moon as we work	In Annual	Cockpit floor cleanup Matt spent many hours scrubbing with ScotchBrite	Panel stripped
Tim Flying    One of the most rewarding things I've done in life is to train my sons to fly... In the exact same airplane I first soloed.    (I soloed Tim in a C-152 on his 16th birthday in 1997.)
Tim New Private Pilot 5/15/09	Tim taxiing out to solo 42J March 25, 2009	Tim's solo takeoff March 25, 2009	GPS track of Tim's solo (Yellow track) (I don't have any similar data from my solo in 1972...)

Tim's Sunset Flight May 29, 2009	Tim's Sunset Flight video May 29, 2009	Tied down at Olive Branch, MS	Tim showing 42J to his son Noah November 7, 2009
Noah - Third generation 42J pilot ? November 3, 2009 Maybe we'll solo him 14 years from now?	Noah's first flight with Tim Getting strapped in away from the controls November 28, 2010	Tim taxis out with Noah Noah's first flight with Dad November 28, 2010	Tim takes off with Noah Noah's first flight with Dad November 28, 2010

Noah in 2019 January 1, 2019

Noah in 2021 November 4, 2021

Camping
Flying in formation to Reelfoot Lake, TN 11/27/09	Flying in formation to Reelfoot Lake, TN 11/27/09	Tim at Reelfoot 11/27/09	Tim lighting a fire without matches only using a flint	Success! Tim's fire without matches

Camp set up Reelfoot Lake, TN 11/27/09

Parked Reelfoot Lake, TN 11/27/09

Sunset at camp 11/27/09

Morning at camp 11/28/09

Matt and his First Solo    In the exact same airplane I first soloed 37 1/2 years earlier.
Matt about to taxi out for his First Solo 2/7/10	Matt taking off on his First Solo YouTube video (0:26)	Matt's First Solo Landing and discussion with Rick YouTube video (1:38)	Matt after his First Solo 2/7/10	Matt and Rick after his First Solo 2/7/10

'Matching' First Solo shirttails Father & Son

Matt after his first solo cross country 11/21/2020

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