Warbird Information Exchange

Wow! How long is your back yard? [/quot

Our property is 2 acres that is on the runway. The airport was started in 1947 by a relative of the family who was big into aviation. Curtiss and other MFG as a tech rep. Dad bought the property in 1967.

Its 3000 ft and currently out of 6 homes on the airfield, 4 are into airplanes.

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Long Live the N3N-3 "The Last US Military Bi-Plane" 1940-1959
Badmouthing Stearmans on WIX since 2005

Well, I'm not exactly sure just how this happened but:

The 1949 Aeronca Champ that I first soloed in.



Two Stearmans (one flyer, one project) and a homebuilt biplane restoration project (my late father's "Jones D-1").



A BT-13A project (and only 81.2 TT!)



A Nanchang CJ-6A in hibernation, awaiting a heavy annual and new fabric (and someday, NEW PAINT!!)



A Stinson SR-7B project



And I'm kinda a foster parent to an 85hp J-3 Cub (being flown by it's owner, and my partner in the Nanchang and Stinson).



No, I'm not married (but she did let me buy those Sopwith Camel plans!)

Pilot/ownerof:

1940 Fleet Finch 16r (Finch 1)
RCAF s/n 4494
Factory s/n 397

Engine: R-55 Kinner ( 160 hp)

Have owned it 4 yrs
My Dad ( 89 yrs ) flew them in the RCAF and gets a kick out of seeing his kid to the same thing

Keep'em Flying

Fleet16b

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...it was a plane adrift beneath the moon moving serenely thru beams like an angel of the night .....fair as a song ........aloof from mortal dreams

Sweet! How cool is that? Your grass sure looks greener than mine.

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"There are old pilots and bold pilots but few old, bold pilots."

My T-6G. She always keepe me on my toes, literally!

Love the paint scheme!!! Is that Walt Ohlrich's SNJ tucked up next to you?
Also, does anyone know what became of the T-6/SNJ painted in the Blue Angels scheme (The blue scheme - not the yellow "Beetle Bomb") that was based in the Virginia area years ago?

Love the paint scheme!!! Is that Walt Ohlrich's SNJ tucked up next to you?
Also, does anyone know what became of the T-6/SNJ painted in the Blue Angels scheme (The blue scheme - not the yellow "Beetle Bomb") that was based in the Virginia area years ago?


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Thanks a lot! I had it painted a couple of years ago but this is the scheme it has had for a long time. It's not historically accurate but I like it. It sure does make it easy to see when flying formation!

Yes, that is Walt's old airplane. In fact, I think he might have even been in the backseat on that flight. He's one of the nicest guys out there. It was a pleasure flying with him that day.

Someday I want to build an RV myself... most likely an RV-6 as well. That's really awesome. I keep talking about it with my fiance, and I think I have him pretty much on board. Just need to take him over to Van's Aircraft and get him in a ride! He'll be sold!

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"It is the greatest shot of adrenaline to be doing what you have wanted to do so badly. You almost feel like you could fly without the plane." Charles Lindbergh

In formation....

Hey Scepter--I have about eighty hours in my logbook from flying N8450M! That was the most reliable airplane in our flight school stable when I worked there. The WIX is a small world.

Scott

Dan,

Have you ever told us the story on finding the 81.2 TT BT-13A?

Are there any BT-13/15's out there with less time?


Lowell

I hate to say this but, it's N8454M is a Cessna 182 Skylane. (or slolane as my Dad calls it)

Sorry about that.

It was an accident. It was supposed to be a Harvard project that I was always six months and an airport behind finding. Once I gave up on it a friend of mine at work put me on to it finally. Ironically I'd always wanted a BT. Life's funny...

It's likely the lowest time one out there, but given it's condition that's a bit of a moot point.

I hate to say this but, it's N8454M is a Cessna 182 Skylane. (or slolane as my Dad calls it)

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Scepter,

I realize that the two N-numbers are different, I was just commenting that I had flown an airplane that had a nearly consecutive N-number assigned.

Scott