Airplane of the Month • May  2003

From Owner Jim Lang: I am the third owner of N5567E. I purchased it in July 2001 as I was beginning to learn to fly. I have spent nearly 90 hours in the left seat since then and should be going for my checkride any day. Since my purchase, I have installed a wet vacuum pump and an attitude and directional gyro that has improved the panel significantly. I fly with a handheld Garmin GPS that is mounted to the panel. N5567E was completely restored in 1996 after about 15 years of rest. The original owner kept the plane for personal use for 21 years. The condition of the plane is very near the day when it was first purchased 44 years ago. I fly the plane out of a small, private airport (LL53 - just west of Chicago) and use both asphalt and grass runways. N5567E currently has 2400 TT and about 1300 SMOH.
[Posted May 1, 2003]