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Whittaker Warrington is bringing his airplane at last! ETA this evening if all goes as planned. I¡¯d like to have a reception for him. He has been loyally paying his rent since last summer in anticipation of having his airplane but delay after delay at his restoration shop in California kept it from happening.
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Most of the plastic wrap and tape off
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Did the first taxi today, and calibrated the magnetometer. It works! You can see the canopy has a little tint to it. https://photos.app.goo.gl/edqisizgBu5L1PVLA Take care, Tim H.
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[8NC9-Johnson-Field] May Airfield Letter (a little late)
---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Air Museum Johnson Field via groups.io <airfield8nc9@...> Date: Wed, May 7, 2025 at 9:07 PM Subject: [8NC9-Johnson-Field] May Airfield Letter (a little late) To: <[email protected]> My apologies .. I waited as long as I could, hoping to have more to report but that didn't materialize. Looking forward to some actual flying weather at Soggy Bottom International (Johnson FIeld).
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Looking for soil stabilization products - George Heddy.
Matt, Would your brother be willing to give me some advice on my landslide abatement project at my house? I could use some valid advice on storm water drainage solutions. Please send me his contact info if he is willing to help. Thank you. - George Heddy.
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New spinner done
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Working my way to running it again. https://photos.app.goo.gl/gJJ3i3aUHfqZD1RW8 Take care, Tim H.
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Looking for soil stabilization products
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Put your thinking cap on . . . We need to grade and stabilize the soil in the area in front (runway side) of the Museum hangar. The old fuel shed is going to be removed as soon as we can find help to do that. Volunteer? First, though we have to clean the construction debris out of the museum hangar. Mark and I will get started tomorrow after a day off. It won¡¯t take a lot of strenuous work - just a few hours time and we can begin accepting more airplanes . . . Tim Anderson has his 182 there now and Jacob¡¯s 182 will be moved into his space on Wednesday evening. Bill Walker is flying his Cirrus in tomorrow (Tuesday) evening for a couple of days and will likely be in one of the runway-side spaces this visit if the ground dries out enough and if we can move the pallets from the doors out of the way. Once the asphalt taxiway is installed we will have a little less stress about moving airplanes . . . -Alex
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Wednesday lunch at the hangar!! 11:30
Bring your own something to eat . . . Weather should be nice We have things to drink . . .
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Watch "Building an Airplane Factory... From 75 Year old blueprints" on YouTube
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https://youtu.be/sVIZsmdudZM?si=7nSaAa3n66dPPd8z Take care, Tim H.
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Learning to Fly (YouTube - WW1)
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https://youtu.be/XgFfJFIa-Zg?si=HSvgTLGVf7j9WsiQ
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Almost looks generated, but it's real!?!
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https://www.facebook.com/share/r/16iPP5bN7p/ Take care, Tim
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Welcome Mike Cosner!
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Mike joins us after a long career with FEDEX - retiring after holding seniority number 1 for his last 7 years. He flies a Twin Comanche back and forth to and from Pensacola and will be in the Museum hangar in spot #4 (north end, facing the runway) if and when the grass dries out. A side note . . . Mike¡¯s name sounded familiar when Mark gave it to me . . I had a younger flight instructor in Orlando in the 1972ish time frame named Mike Cosner and Lo and Behold. . . . . Glad to have you with us, Mike. Now I have a good excuse for my landings after you taught me. -Alex
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Special acrylic drill bits
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Greetings, Steve and I are working on the RV4 canopy and have a need for some special drill bits to drill through the acrylic canopy. Does anyone have any ? Ideally we would like 3/32, but the more popular 1/8 size will work. Mark
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She lives!
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Owen's RV-12...at KEHO https://photos.app.goo.gl/ToGUZQRg1nuxYn57A
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Welcome home, Tim Anderson! Tim¡¯s beautiful Cessna 182A is the first full time resident to be back in the museum hangar.
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3/8" deep Craftsman Socket Found.....in my pocket.
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During the hangar door work sessions, I picked up someone's 3/8" deep Craftsman socket. Let me know if you are missing one. (Luckily, I found it prior to Karen doing the wash.....I am always in trouble for clanking noises in the washer\dryer) Steve
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A hearty welcome to you, Nancy. Hope to see you more often (a tall order now that the RV-12 wings are on) . . Looking forward to the May concerts! -a
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I wasn¡¯t laughing at your landing, I was laughing at the balls it took to take an untested aircraft around the pattern. Hats off Alex. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPad
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Had a great time, y¡¯all . . . I lost track of how many burgers, brats, Italian Sausage, etc we put away but we did the airfield proud ¡ thanks to all who came and that is to those who stuck a little in the cup toward goodies for the next free for all. Daryl Habit called all the way from Cincinnati to lament he was not there. Mark and I had a great time talking about the Kolb¡¯s first flights and the tweaks that are being applied, one at a time. Once tuned in, the airplane should be a delight to fly. Meanwhile flight #2 met the earth convincingly (on purpose, .. I was trying to stretch my glide so I¡¯d know when it would pay off in ground effect. Well, that¡¯s my story. Kemper laughed) Make plans to attend the Saluda Spring Concert ¡°Mountain Song¡± featuring Hummel builder/pilot and, of course, Fairweather Flyer: John Wilkinson. It sure is great to be back at the Airfield!
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