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We have Decathlon SN 628-80 and want to check for the correct AFM please - does anyone have a similar SN? I used to own SN 528-79 which had AFM at Rev C dated 8/8/78. A bit of background: when these airplanes were imported to Australia the regulatory authority demanded their own special AFM...

A friend is looking at converting a late '70's Decathlon to a Super D. Does the factory offer a kit for the airframe parts and Flight Manual? Alternative is to go through the Parts Catalog. Anyone ever done this? Any issues with the FAA?

Just wondering how the new 7EC is going? Any news since the info on the ACA website dated 3/20/05?

I have a '79 Decathlon with 150 hp and fixed pitch prop. The Flight Manual does not mention the electric fuel pump in the pre-takeoff checks. The Pilot's Operating Manual which came with the airplane is from Univair supposedly "a direct copy of the original" from Bellanca. Before takeoff it...

The POM for my '75 Decathlon states: “The Decathlon is easily handled on the ground by using by using the handle … The tail can be lifted and the airplane can be pushed, pulled and turned from this position.â€

I was talking with a friend on the weekend - said he'd been considering a new Decathlon but was put off because he'd heard about problems with the metal spar. I said probably that failure of the strut/spar attach fitting in 1995 - a closed issue from my point of view. I had heard about...

Today, I went to a surprise birthday party for my first instructor - 80 yrs young and still flying aerobatics etc. This was at Lethbridge, Victoria, Australia. While there I was talking to some people I hadn't seen for about 40 years - Dick & Beverly. He told me that a while ago he was in...

Excellent article on Decathlons and ACA in the April issue. Goal is 10 per month?