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Old 01-06-2013, 10:10 PM
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Default What happened to Vlad?

Gentlemen, do you know what happened to Vlad, the super-traveller-super-photographer-super-active russian?
I miss reading his posts...
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Old 01-06-2013, 10:58 PM
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Maybe Hurricane Sandy had something to do with it.
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Old 01-07-2013, 02:48 AM
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CIA found him?

Or was Vlad a figment of our collective imaginations as we dream about what it would be like to be able to fly where we want, when we want?
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Old 01-07-2013, 03:39 AM
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The last I remember, he was collecting parts to make new cover plates for his fuel tanks...something about needing to open them up for some work.
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Old 01-07-2013, 04:12 AM
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The last I remember, he was collecting parts to make new cover plates for his fuel tanks...something about needing to open them up for some work.
He opened the tanks while smoking.
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Old 01-07-2013, 04:53 AM
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Vlad has been working on a super secret theoretical physics principle which should allow him to compress AvGas so his existing tanks can hold 3x the fuel. He had to ground his airplane while he installed the molecular bond cohesion intensifier.
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Old 01-07-2013, 05:17 AM
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Oh, that's exactly what I thought, thank you!
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Old 01-07-2013, 06:26 AM
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could it be paint???
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Old 01-07-2013, 06:59 AM
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I stumbled across him here:

http://www.northamericanmotoring.com...ce-sought.html
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Old 01-07-2013, 08:37 AM
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So now he's driving cross country in his Mini... when does that dude ever find time to work?? Nice.
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