[Milsurplus] Aircraft Radio

[Marty Reynolds]

  The USN later used
> the T-34 as a similar-sized small primary trainer.  The T-34 is much
> smaller than the T-28.  The ones that I've flown in had AN/ARC-60 (A.R.C.
> Type 12) UHF gear installed.  That would be 35 years ago.
>
> Mike / KK5F

My pilot son took me for a Dobbins Navy Flying  Club  T-34 spin over N.
Ga.  perhaps
4 years back

There were 2 radios.  One mil UHF, maybe that ARC-12.  & other looked new
& was
an afterthot install to right of front seat.   Was only one used & guess
Dobbins had
both VHF & UHF in tower.

This was before a ga warbird incident where a ex-EAL guy flew the wings
off one &
grounded the T-34s.

Great trip, flew over Cohuttas.  Landed @ McCollum (civ arpt) in 40 mph
x-wind.  T34
flown onto runway hot after tower guy gave "airman's choice."  He did come
back & say
OoooKay T34!

Son asked me what I liked best about trip & my response was that when u
thru master
switch, battery said 24V!  Shameless dweeb response.

Fella now 24 & flys Pawnee for 10-20 glider lifts per day @ Boulder, CO. 
Other Pawnee
flown by 19 yr-old U of CO soph. gal!  Geezers that used to operate there
all now have
medicals & acft losses (ugh) that makes whole op'n currently "kid stuff." 
(pilots commute
on mountain bikes)

And Boulder a challenge with a trailing tow-rope.  Have to approach high &
fast to clear
fence @ runway end.  Then big-time slip to get down & stop w/o having to
do a turn-around
for next customer.  Turn-around eats lotsa time & O-540 gas.