Seen on ebay:

One 180hp glider, slightly bent. Engine needs work. Firewall slightly askew. Needs new alighting gear. Photos on Norfolk EMS website. Offers invited.

Wanted: stainless bucket, gallon, c/w stiff brush and quantity of bleach, upholstery for the cleansing of. Bring own gas mask.

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Found these on the IMDB…

“Thunderbolt”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038171/

And the grippingly titled “Uncrating and Assembly of the P-47 Thunderbolt Airplane”

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184976/

Second one sounds interesting in a seriously anoraky sort of way…

The second one is now on Yootoob. This a long video (about 40 minutes), but it is pretty neat seeing how they could assemble a p-47 with only strong backs and hand tools.

(At least I used the “search” feature!)

It would appear that Reflight Airworks were able to undertake the flight testing away from prying eyes – or is it just that no-one on this forum was around at the right time with a camera!

They were, but promises have to be kept!
KM

My comiserations, I know how you feel.

I had the same problem 18 months ago. MRI confirmed it as a slipped disc. Had some physio for 4-6 weeks, which improved it, but not much.

I had an op booked for 6 weeks later, and in the interim, went on a winter holiday to Las Vegas. Deciding to get some exercise, I spent a day climbing up (and back down) a 2000′ slot canyon in Utah (cold, snowy but beautiful).

Upon my return (and continuing with the physio), the problem went away all of its own accord.

12 months on, no further problems (apart from a twinge last summer).

So I would suggest not having the op until you have examined every other avenue (including steroids, and a trip to get some Utah hiking in).

Also, I can’t recommend my consultant Orthopeadic Surgeon enough…If you’d like an introduction, PM me.

I voluntarily dropped out of an offer of a ride in the B2O arrival from Rockford. I’m busy at Brodhead that day with a…erm…taildragger.

I’m looking forward to meeting some old (and some new) faces on Sunday at the Museum.

Also looking forward to introducing myself to Janet, gbwez1…she & I might have had discourse in another forum about an Osh meet.

On another subject, anyone going to the Vintage Picnic?

Of at 5am tomorrow to catch Chicago flight. See y’all there.

On the road up from Chicago, there’s just one place where it is really easy to be in the wrong lane when it splits. I cannot remember exactly where it is, but you have been warned.

It’s where Highways 41 & 45 split at Richfield, just past Germantown. You need to stay on 41, signposted Fond-du-Lac

On Thursday 19th I’ll be borrowing a flying machine from Dacy, Il, and spending the first weekend flying around the Brodhead area, then driving up to Oshkosh, arriving on the Sunday.

Are we going to have a little get-together? (I can’t make it to the International Party, but will be at the Vintage Picnic)

CSheppardholedi

As I’m sure you’re aware, the L-3 was the 0-58 Aeronca

Definitely not fast, even in its civilian format.

I think the photo was taken on the last Sunday of the show (29th August 2004).

Yes, we camp in Camp Scholler. The yodeller died in 2005, and I cannot recall hearing the promised recordings at 7am this year!