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NathanT24
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http://www.courtesyaircraft.com/Current ... ildcat.htm why is it for sale?? I hope I win Powerball Fri! This would be my big spend, I love this Wildcat and glad I got to see it at WOH!
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For sale because.. The owner wants the MONEY more than the plane... It happens..

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george
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I agree, NathanT24. And at one time, 3 Wildcats were going to be restored there. Anyone know the status of the other 2?
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NathanT24
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I would want the plane, I am goign to play Powerball, I would love to have this bird. Here is some shots of her from WOH.
http://flic.kr/p/i5tXJr
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There's an article on this airplane in the newest Flight Journal. The restorer is 25, and this is his first rebuild. Of course the family business is SIERRA Industries so having a very large pile of 5 axis CNC machines to play with helps a bunch. SIERRA owns the STC's from ROBERTSON STOL after it went bust.

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I saw this last night, caught me by surprise also. Now if I had another 1.2 million Id be a buyer...

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I thought I remembered reading somewhere that selling it after completion was his plan all along.

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Probably got a notice that his health insurance is going up DRAMATICALLY. :supz: :supz: :supz:

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george wrote:
I agree, NathanT24. And at one time, 3 Wildcats were going to be restored there. Anyone know the status of the other 2?

I believe they went to the UK.
As far as Conrad selling the Wildcat, perhaps the funds from that will be used to breathe life into another piece of hangar art. Win-Win in my book...
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RyanShort1
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As far as Conrad selling the Wildcat, perhaps the funds from that will be used to breathe life into another piece of hangar art. Win-Win in my book...

Exactly!

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I would LOVE to see another award-winning work of art emerge from the Wild Warbirds shop. Conrad needs an F4U project IMO. ;)

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