What's this I hear 5 Bearcats?

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What's this I hear 5 Bearcats?

Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:14 pm

POF airshow this year I hear is close to 5 bearcats flying? Anyone know which bearcats these would be? I can count 3 possibly 4. Can't think of any others out west that would be operational and realistically able to fly ... Hope I'm wrong, that would be a cool deal to see 5 in the air.

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Mike
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:17 pm

At a guess, Steve Hinton's one (if it's finished), Friedkin's, CAF, then possibly Rod Lewis x 2?
Tim Savage

Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:22 pm

Mike wrote:At a guess, Steve Hinton's one (if it's finished), Friedkin's, CAF, then possibly Rod Lewis x 2?


Friedkin's have twoo...they have Dieckman's airplane now too..

Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:24 pm

Rare Bear? ... also it seems over the past few years POF paints a new scheme on one of their aircraft. Anyone know of this happening this year? Always fun to see a new scheme. I believe last year their TBM was re-painted.

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spookythecat

Wed Feb 04, 2009 7:51 pm

John Sessions has Wampus Cat up in Everett. Not sure on it's flying status. Any of you kids up there know anything?
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:28 pm

Tom Wood Aviation
Tim Adams

Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:33 pm

They don't plan on having The Bear in the air until June at PRS.
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:57 pm

What ever happened to Howard Pardue's Bearcat's?
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:08 pm

Houston/Galveston has two flying, Howard Pardue's and Robert Waltrip's
at The Lone Star Flight Museum. Robert Waltrip's "Blue Angel 1" was flown back to the museum in Galveston from Hobby within the last week or so.
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Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:16 pm

GARY HILTON wrote:What ever happened to Howard Pardue's Bearcat's?



Its getting an annual right now, here. He does take it to Houston on occasion (or for the local airshows) but it is kept here along with all the other Warbirds.
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:01 am

steve dickey wrote:
GARY HILTON wrote:What ever happened to Howard Pardue's Bearcat's?



Its getting an annual right now, here. He does take it to Houston on occasion (or for the local airshows) but it is kept here along with all the other Warbirds.


You finish with the spark plugs?? :wink:

Lynn

Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:42 am

I'm coming to Breckenridge next week to check on a project I'm designing. Anyone at that airport and anything to see? ... :wink:

BTW ... McClymond ring a bell?

Thu Feb 05, 2009 12:48 am

spookythecat wrote:Any of you kids up there know anything?


Last I heard you were a kid up there! ... so whats up kid?
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Thu Feb 05, 2009 1:15 am

While we're on the subject of Bearcats, what's the status of the Air Zoo's (former?) F8F? I haven't been over to the museum in ages.

SN
spookythecat

Thu Feb 05, 2009 3:33 am

Hellcat wrote:
spookythecat wrote:Any of you kids up there know anything?


Last I heard you were a kid up there! ... so whats up kid?


You got me there. I meant the kids about 20 or so miles north of me. Inspector? 262?
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