Warbird Information Exchange

Something just doesnt seem right. If talk is about an airworthy restoration and dis-assembly has begun, I see no holding fixtures let alone any equipment in the photos that even suggest that an airworthy restoration is capable. Are you cataloging parts removed by P/N and location so when ( and trust me it will happen) people leave the project , the next guy isnt scratching his head and spending countless hours trying to figure out where things go? Am I missing something? Do you even have any drawings/manuals that can help you locate and verify datum points? The assumption the airframe is straight (looking at the photos it appears to be), isnt a sound practice when restoring an aircraft. There was obvious enough money used to purchase this project, but please tell me there was at least enough more to fund the basic set up costs of a restoration?Do you even funding to do the basic of making an holding fixture? Do you even have a welder? ( I shudder when reading the talk about welding the tube structure on that previous thread). To start on a major restoration to AIRWORTHY condition the simple basics to me have not even been met yet. My personal experience that starting from ground zero you will need at least 100k before you should even start touching the plane with a tooth brush and soap. Please tell me there is more to this than meets the eye.

But rejoined under a new handle (can you really do that )!!

Septrepair,
One thing about WIX, is the variety of experience of both the lurkers and posters. What is unfortunate is the continuous mud slinging, most without any substance to back them up. While it may be true that you have recieved "numerous Pm's " that might give you a certain opinion, others are not privy to those, therefore do not have that information. in this particular cases you are talking to (astizjr) someone that i can say problably has more knowledge on these subjects than you are giving credit for, and there in is the problem. I believe a little research into whom is going to be on the receiving end of the flame might help with future apologys
I am sure Albert will chime in, we are not close, having made one aircraft deal between us, but he and his dad have a "A" list musem and rare collection of aircraft and i support what he has done for Vintage and Classic aircraft.
getting the thread back on track, i hope Chris is able to live his dream of bringing MW404 back to flyable condition. i have been restoring a Pilatus P2 for 6 years and before that had a Soko 522, the oddball aircraft take far more patience and scrounging than some of the more reconizable types.

Simon