I have a feeling someone will buy that for salvage and it may be flying again. Or maybe people don't do that with Cessnas. But it's definitely a thing for those airframes with less hulls in circulation.
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Random Griz Aviation Musings
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I have a feeling someone will buy that for salvage and it may be flying again. Or maybe people don't do that with Cessnas. But it's definitely a thing for those airframes with less hulls in circulation.
I saw the same thing. I was hoping for an old Harpoon, but it is clearly a Lodestar.
The -67’s are appearing more and more in auctions. I am surprised KY took these.
Last flight for a little while today (in for a condition inspection and new trim motor this week. It was a nice day for flying with a bit of bounce from the warm Indian Summer we are having here.
A nice view of the Woodie Wilson Bridge. I can see my house from here!
A nice view of the Woodie Wilson Bridge. I can see my house from here!
Southwest Chapter, AAHF is at a milestone on its H model Huey restoration to airworthy status. Yesterday was detail painting. Is going to be in the livery of the 190th AHC, Vietnam. Cabin interior and panel is complete. Waiting on the engine to come back from overhaul. The transmission, mast, and blades are standing by. 
Ah yes, the Woodie! When I was chief engineer for Shirley Contracting I had to cross her twice a day. I lived in Upper Marlboro and Shirley's home office was on Quaker Lane in Alexandria, quite a trip some days.
In this day and age that trip every day would be a soul killer!
Very nice! How does one fly for your organization? Is it like the Confederate Air Force? Uhhhhh....excuse me...Commemorative Air Force!
Not an IMC day today but we were out in the jon boat today...caught a good sized catfish on a clouser minnow and almost had him in the boat when the leader broke. Lost the fish and the lure.
It's really not like the CAF at all. Most chapters or CAF air bases, as you may know, require a substantial donation at the very least to pay for your check out. People fly for our organization based on Sweat Equity and their quals. The vast majority are former Army guys that flew the Huey and have invested a ton of time maintaining and supporting the operation at air shows and the like. You don't pay for your training. You don't pay for fuel. They even have a VOQ (bunk room and kitchen) set up so if you chose, no hotel expense.
The hard part is just getting the support hours in, getting noticed and selling your resume. Like a Reserve squadron they want guys that can commit to multiday events throughout the air show season. We have an O-1 bird dog in the Legacy chapter at Atlanta. I may see about flying that as a pilot since they're running short of people that have tailwheel time. I'd have to nonrev back and participate in the many air shows they attend back east. Out here the best I could do is fly as a crew chief which essentially is the Safety Observer for public pax flights. Full weekend of training for that.
Damn. Catfish are good eatin', too.
Old sectionals make good wrapping paper for kid gifts at Christmas.
@ChuckMK23 , I've got some expired approach plates and other random FLIPs. If you post your work address then I'm sure the AW collective could send you plenty more of that stuff!
