Dream on. Tom resurrected her from a pile of twisted wreckage, with a lot of help from a man who has been a mentor to both of us. One does not sell one's family.Termite wrote:Start saving. And maybe in a couple of years you can sell me your Citabria......
Nifty plane...
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I knew that. Hence the "winking smiley".Netpackrat wrote:Dream on. Tom resurrected her from a pile of twisted wreckage, with a lot of help from a man who has been a mentor to both of us. One does not sell one's family.Termite wrote:Start saving. And maybe in a couple of years you can sell me your Citabria......

"Life is a bitch. Shit happens. Adapt, improvise, and overcome. Acknowledge it, and move on."
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Multibank radials....finger slicing bastards to work on. All of those damn sheet metal air guides between the cyclinders.
You'd think that with the constant improvement in manufacturing methods and materials that turbine engines would come down in price???
"Where did you get the turboprop?" " Import from Thailand."
You'd think that with the constant improvement in manufacturing methods and materials that turbine engines would come down in price???
"Where did you get the turboprop?" " Import from Thailand."
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That would be nice. Having a 4-6 seat plane, with an engine TBO of 3500 hrs would be sweet. Unfortunately, Allison 250C20 are $$$$$$........toad wrote:You'd think that with the constant improvement in manufacturing methods and materials that turbine engines would come down in price???
"Where did you get the turboprop?" " Import from Thailand."
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