bobmarkert
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This is not a picture of a NASCAR race. It’s what breaking an engine in looks like! Using a very tortured logic, subtracting a year for a military deployment and two years for a Masters Program, we finally completed RV-8 N747BM after 7 ½ years…. OK, OK…. 10 ½ years!!!!! My wife can rivet and proseal and I have an amazing group of guys that pitched in to keep me going.
First flight was Sunday May 17 at 05:30 am wheels up. Flew perfectly straight with no heavy wing. Four flights, 2.1 hours with only minor gripes. …… Still grinning. Thanks DR. This site was a HUGE part of the success. Thanks to all.
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First flight was Sunday May 17 at 05:30 am wheels up. Flew perfectly straight with no heavy wing. Four flights, 2.1 hours with only minor gripes. …… Still grinning. Thanks DR. This site was a HUGE part of the success. Thanks to all.
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