Well, I used to have…

Just stocked up here Reds and Whites – What whiskey?

Beer is my choice but it will be good.

John

Sounds like a good test for Bridget.

Jones? I say, are you with us Jones???

Yeah, Patty has an impressive collection of fine wine, Beer and Whisky…

Well, I used to have…

The Sea Fury panel was originally restored non-standard, and I’m just trying to update it without taking the plane down for the entire season. While we’re on the subject thought I see nothing wrong with modern avionics in any warbird. Most B-17s and the CAF B-29 have modern panels, or variations on them. Modern navigations and communications equipment is a smart move to help safely operate these aircraft over long distances.

The T-6 panel is much more authentic, and still has the old style AI and gyro compass. It has a small GPS installed, as well as modern comm/nav radios, but they’re pretty unobtrusive. It also has the original gun sight.

The Sea Fury will go through a major refit, when the panel will probably go back to a much closer version of the original, but with modern radios. I just don’t want to take her down for a year or two to do it right now.

Here’s a shot of the T-6 panel

There are plenty of experts on the forum. And as my mechanic is so fond of telling me, “an expert is just a regular guy who’s at least 400 miles from home”

You can’t please everyone, but I feel the vast majority truly appreciate the effort, expense and love that goes into restoring and maintaining a vintage aircraft.