chrispratt
Well Known Member
Last Sunday (Nov 19) was one of those rare days in Texas. The temps were in the 60s, the sky clear, the wind less than 5 kts. Great for flying and visiting nearby airports.
While fueling at Gainesville ($2.74/gal for AvFuel) I saw a nicely done RV-8 parked on the ramp. Belongs to Michael Clark I believe. Couldn't resist taking a photo of old vs. new as a nicely maintained Boeing PT-17 taxied by.
The PT-17 is SN 75-4007 built in 1942. I met the owner Tom(?) Richards at the fuel pump. He's been flying PT-17s for 50 years. I always liked bi-planes. Maybe Van can design one for his next project -- an RV-88?
For Doug's nose art collection I submit the following from the RV-8:
And here's one, though not an RV (a YAK actually) was nicely done:
Duckzilla!!! Hmmm, Maybe there's a "Dougzilla" in the works for that shark mouth paint scheme we're all waiting to see.
Enjoy.
Chris
While fueling at Gainesville ($2.74/gal for AvFuel) I saw a nicely done RV-8 parked on the ramp. Belongs to Michael Clark I believe. Couldn't resist taking a photo of old vs. new as a nicely maintained Boeing PT-17 taxied by.
![rv8andpt17ww3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg92.imageshack.us%2Fimg92%2F1381%2Frv8andpt17ww3.jpg&hash=61e6f479eba8680dccbdbf469c5063f4)
The PT-17 is SN 75-4007 built in 1942. I met the owner Tom(?) Richards at the fuel pump. He's been flying PT-17s for 50 years. I always liked bi-planes. Maybe Van can design one for his next project -- an RV-88?
For Doug's nose art collection I submit the following from the RV-8:
![309thak9.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg175.imageshack.us%2Fimg175%2F2856%2F309thak9.jpg&hash=d2798ae29fd90fcfde60133f01ae1b8a)
And here's one, though not an RV (a YAK actually) was nicely done:
![duckzillajpgik2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg95.imageshack.us%2Fimg95%2F7228%2Fduckzillajpgik2.jpg&hash=1c6d83c9c179e0a0eb0529330104d146)
Duckzilla!!! Hmmm, Maybe there's a "Dougzilla" in the works for that shark mouth paint scheme we're all waiting to see.
Enjoy.
Chris