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rightrudder 03-03-2016 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by JPalese (Post 1059343)
Sorry - while I did not use the exact same word - unless I am mistaken 'similar' is a synonym for "in common."

In any event, what is the answer to the question?

Is Van's restoring the very first RV-12 for museum display? :):rolleyes:

Tony_T 03-04-2016 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by JPalese (Post 1059343)
Sorry - while I did not use the exact same word - unless I am mistaken 'similar' is a synonym for "in common."

In any event, what is the answer to the question?

N7001U and N737G have been spending a lot of time together.




And after sitting for 25 years and months of restoration to prepare for her final flight, N7001U, with Bogey in the cockpit with the crew, safely arrived yesterday at her final Museum of Flight destination:

MercFE 03-04-2016 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by David-aviator (Post 1059097)
It wasn't the airplane it was the flight engineer panel, spent somewhere near 2000 hours at it waiting for a pilot slot. A totally boring, useless job. Had it been moved forward a bit either pilot could have operated it.

As one of those guys on a 707, I think you were just doing it wrong... :p

Was great being able to look out the office window and see the 727 come into Boeing Field. Just wish they had let us fly it in, and not some FedEx guys. :cool:

Tony_T 03-04-2016 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by MercFE (Post 1059451)
As one of those guys on a 707, I think you were just doing it wrong... :p

Was great being able to look out the office window and see the 727 come into Boeing Field. Just wish they had let us fly it in, and not some FedEx guys. :cool:

FedEX donated the 3 engines that were along on the flight, but none of the flight crew ever flew for FedEX.

MercFE 03-04-2016 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Tony_T (Post 1059493)
FedEX donated the 3 engines that were along on the flight, but none of the flight crew ever flew for FedEX.

Really? We were told within Boeing FlightOps that it was contracted out to FedEx pilots.

If they weren't FedEx, guess they were Mercs... :p

Tony_T 03-04-2016 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MercFE (Post 1059502)
Really? We were told within Boeing FlightOps that it was contracted out to FedEx pilots.

If they weren't FedEx, guess they were Mercs... :p

Read Bob's website to learn the real story. Like Bob, the flight crew were all volunteers, paid their own way out here and expenses. Boeing did not participate.


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