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My apologies above, I didn't introduce myself. I go by "Shack". For my Thorp history, I've been lurking on-line for years. Actually, I have about 200 hours in a Thorp, most of it in the mid to late 80s. Nov 84, I traded in my C-150 for my first Thorp. I had the honor of being checked out by Bill Warwick, said I would be safe. I didn't know who he was at the time, just someone helping me fly my Thorp, N711RF, built by Roy Funk. Flew it from Corona, CA to Oshkosh and back in 86, and later to and from my home state of SC. Didn't contact other T-18 people at the time, no internet. My regret looking back to the 80's is letting work, being naive, etc get in the way of saying hello to all the great Thorp people at the time, maybe even John Thorp himself. I did fly to Eagle Roost Airpark onetime to let Bill Warrick do a Annual Inspection, found out that's a Conditional Inspection now. Still didn't know the history of Thorps at the time. The Thorp sat for most of the 90s due to work, responsibilities, and money. Sold the Thorp to my brother in Dec 97 for financial reasons. After about 1 year, I didn't have contact with the Thorp anymore. I'm now flying John Kenton's T-18C, or at least trying to.
My reasoning for the SPRL lockable fuel cap version, is I'd be throwing away $20 on the Universal Flange , ie ring, or basically paying $70 for a lockable fuel cap and buying the ring from Cubes.
I know there is pro and con on locks, but hopefully it keeps people honest. When the plane is outside, I have found the more you hide stuff or slow someone down, the less likely they will steal gas etc. I even put a cover under the gascolator.
Again, Thanks to Cubes, and all the great people on this site that give me more knowledge to enjoy the best airplane ever built. You might notice I'm slightly bias, I do that when I fly a plane that does what you tell it to do, no slop. Of course the T-18 goes beyond that, the higher wing loading with the incredible stick control, along with the stability from the bent wings is unmatched by any airplane I found or even read about. The crosswinds I've landed with, would make a RV go somewhere else. I remember flying a RV-7 at Vans, felt like I was being bounced around everywhere. My thanks to John Kenton for keeping the original airfoil on my T-18C, putting the maneuvering speed where it belongs, at cruise. The 150 hp O-320-A2B Narrow Deck it has seems perfectly matched for it. John Thorp's pure genius just keeps showing time and time again.
Shack
N921JK T-18C
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