Warbird Information Exchange

Hi Saxman,

Pictures look great. Would it be ok for us to reprint these pics for our unit newsletter?

We try to give the membership of the National Capitol Squadron updates as often as

possible. Since I have not been up to visit for a while, these would help greatly!

Thanks for visiting!

I really miss spending my Fridays there cleaning, removing panels and bead blasting parts. Looking good guys, I really hope I can stop by when I have a chance.

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"According to the map, we've only gone 4 inches."

Hi PBY,

They working you to death yet?

Absolutely! If you PM me with your e-mail address, I will send the original higher-resolution images to you.

It was my please to visit and pitch in. I'm planning on doing it again soon!

Yeah, first 2 months I flew 220 hours. This month seems like I'll be 100 at the end. Studying for the ATP written so I can upgrade, or go to the Saab 340 in the next few months.

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"According to the map, we've only gone 4 inches."

Wow!!!! You have been looking at a lot of air!

Welcome to the fray!

Frontal View




Time to paint those wings!



Compass Install

shes looking good!

I visited on May 25th...here the latest:

The compass is now installed in the cockpit:

DSC_0024 by onyxsax, on Flickr

The engine compartment is coming along:

DSC_0041 by onyxsax, on Flickr

My task for the day was to mask the inside of the wing:

DSC_0048 by onyxsax, on Flickr

I brought a friend of mine along. He is an RC modeler / flyer, so the masking for him was no sweat. You can get an idea how high up he was and how big the TBM's wing is!

DSC_0057 by onyxsax, on Flickr

Work continues on the engine compartment:

DSC_0058 by onyxsax, on Flickr

The completed masking job:

DSC_0060 by onyxsax, on Flickr

Meanwhile, the right wing gets a coat of primer:

DSC_0064 by onyxsax, on Flickr

...and the cockpit is getting more complete:

DSC_0083 by onyxsax, on Flickr

More of the cockpit instruments:

DSC_0086 by onyxsax, on Flickr

I forgot to ask about it when I took this photo, but can someone explain the purpose of this hole and the wire across it? This is in the radio comparment.

DSC_0104 by onyxsax, on Flickr

The TBM in the shop. That's billb24 with his head inside the engine compartment!

DSC_0108 by onyxsax, on Flickr

Wide shot of Jack's hangar:

DSC_0112 by onyxsax, on Flickr

The "hole with a wire across it" is the female receptacle, I guess you'd call it, for a Dzus fastener.

DZUS (pronounced Zoos) is a quarter turn quick attach fastener. The wire is actually a spring that the fastener grabs and latches in place. The panel is attached from below in this photo.

Great pictures Saxman! Hopefully we can get some more from others.

It really helps to show the gang that is 3 hours away the progress being made.

Thanks Again!

No problem!...let me know if you want me to send you the originals.

The great thing about this restoration to me is that it is just as much about being around the people working on this plane as it is working on the plane itself. When any of these guys start to talk (and especially Jack), you simply have to stop what you're doing and listen. Great, great, great stories.