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Old 11-08-2022, 05:37 PM
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Whirlwind 15” spinner.
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Old 12-02-2022, 06:08 PM
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Excelsior flies!
9 years, 2000+ hours and one hurricane (note lack of hangar doors!).
Airworthiness inspection this morning by Arnold Holmes.
Wearing my RV-6 anniversary shirt in homage to the many years of enjoyment I got in my 6A.
First flight this evening by my good friend and super experienced pilot Harvey.
Chase by 8 driver and formation bud Lonn.
Traditional major milestone toast with the good stuff.
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Old 12-04-2022, 02:55 PM
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Mike,
Congratulations! You have built a beautiful bird and I’m so happy for you!
Thank goodness you were spared from the Hurricane. Absolutely stunning paint job and top notch craftsmanship all around. Well done!
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Old 12-04-2022, 05:44 PM
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Congrats on the new fledgling

Love the Blantons.
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Old 12-05-2022, 06:16 AM
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Mike,

Congrats on getting in the air and very nice choice for the obligatory liquid toast. Blanton's is a good one and impossible to find here.

Enjoy the -8, it is an absolute blast
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Old 12-05-2022, 07:55 AM
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Congrats Mike!
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Old 02-05-2023, 08:26 PM
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AWC completed!! Thanks to Vern Darley for the inspection and the words of wisdom. Going to train with Bruce Bohannon the end of the month.
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Old 06-16-2023, 08:48 PM
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Well a small victory for me, gotta celebrate them when we can. After 4 years and 442 hours, the empennage is done (minus the fiberglass work). Drilled that final hole in the control horns this afternoon. Starting on the wings.

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Old 06-25-2023, 07:08 PM
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I got the canoe on the rotisserie and went to town this weekend.

As the song says, I get by with a little help from my friends. Better make that a lot of help.

Kevin and Frank helped buck the rivets I could not reach by myself. I’m in a position now to knock out a lot of work that required the work done this weekend first.

Thank you guys. I’ll be there when you are ready for bucking help.
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Old 07-10-2023, 02:29 PM
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Drilled the gear mounts today. Before removing the legs for deburring and later attachment, thought I would give them a shine. It took a couple of different grades of sandpaper on a palm sander then 3 different polishes with a buffer.

I can definitely say those are a great looking pair of legs.
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