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Sounds like this little racer is gonna turn quite a few heads!

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Warbird Kid wrote:
Sounds like this little racer is gonna turn quite a few heads!


Hopefully as I pass folks. :wink:

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Who's to pass when you're out in front from the start? :)
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Dangit... don't ruin the compliment, even if it is lame as he||...... :lol:
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It would be nice to be the one lapping folks, rather than the one being lapped! :D

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Well, I've now got both wings, top and bottom, ready for paint. It's just a matter of waiting for the paint to get here (I hope it's soon) and after some final pre-paint prep, they'll be red.

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I wasn't going to post this ariticle, but have had a couple of folks suggest I do...

http://www.oaoa.com/news/austin_13645__ ... e_air.html

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That was a great story. It did an outstanding job of hilighting the most important, but rarely mentioned reason most of us fly - THE DREAM.

Some folks dream of going fast and turning left, some dream of morning dew on a grass airstrip, and others dream of playing tag with a puffy cloud.

My hat is off to a guy who lives his dream...
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I wasn't going to post this ariticle, but have had a couple of folks suggest I do...


Well and good that you DID post it. Gotta love it when someone goes after a dream....and realizes it! :supz:

(But they left the "petting zoo" out when they mentioned the dogs!) :wink:

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Here are Gary's wing and tail when they were attached to the original "Judy". This shot from the summer of 1986...

This was a very fast and winning airplane back then -- as in 240 mph in a 3 mile oval with an O-200!


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And a couple from Reno 1985 -- her first Gold Race Championship...

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Excellent photos, Neal! Thanks for posting!!! I will gladly pay you for any copies that you may have, if you'll send them to me. Also, do you have any pictures of the cockpit of the airplane?

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Here's a question--notice the elevator deflection in Neal's in-flight photo? I'm curious as to how the flight controls are set up. Thanks for the answer in advance. Great pictures!

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So Gary, did you ever receive the tail section?

If ya did, how bout a pic!
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