The 4 hour trip was made in 4 flights
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
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| Cockpit view | Al (smiling) Stix and Glenn |
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| In formation | I guess it is time to go back to the airport |
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| New modern radiator core being fabricated by Proliance International. Formerly G&O Mfg.Co., the original manufacturer of the DH-4 radiators | Ready to ship |
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| Building the tanks | |
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| Lining the hole for the prop shaft | Finished ready to install |
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| Back in the air again | |
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| Al takes a ride | Fly-by |
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| Test flight by Authentic DeHavilland test pilot Desmond Penrose | Desmond came all the way from England to see this aeroplane. His smile indicates that the unexpected test went well |
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| Now some serious flying. Off to OSHKOSH 07 | First stop for some (a lot) gasoline and a bit of water |
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Pictures of the repairs to the generator,
water pump and re-repair of the starter seem to have been forgotten The 4 hour trip was made in 4 flights Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday |
| It starts easy if the starter would work | |
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| Finally made it to OSH | Well received |
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| If you believed that, well then..................... | On the way home |
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| 4 hours in 3 flights on the SAME day to
get home.
Now if I can land it one more time. |
It's Never the same... ( the pictures might seem so ) |
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| Skyler gets the first ride up front | Don's ride |
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| You might want to be standing somewhere else | |
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| Go for a ride | |
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| Turning final | Short final |
| Flying the Dh-4 Around the Patch For a short video go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHCzpzeZDiY&feature=related |
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| Antique Fly-in at Blakesburg |
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| Flying the U.S. Mail along with the Boeing 40 | |
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| Lots of memories now |
