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    It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

    It wont officially be MINE till next Thursday, but I've emailed Forrest Barber with my Foundation Membership Application, I've sent the funds via PayPal, the pre-buy is done, the insurance has been bound, title search is complete, flight to Richmond, VA is booked........

    The Only Thing Left To Do Post Photos OF................................................ ...


    MY NEW/FIRST AIRPLANE!!!!!

    Sorry - I'm a bit excited.







    There's some cosmetic issues to be dealt with the interior, but nothing that would make it unairworthy.........just ugly. I'll fly ugly for a year or two and take my time deciding how to redo the interior. For now...I'll just fly.

    It'll be staying in VA till the middle of next month when my ferry pilot/instructor can make it out to fly it back for me.

    Cant wait.

    Sean
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    Sean Fitzpatrick
    Saginaw, Michigan USA
    http://www.youtube.com/user/ChunkYeager/videos
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    Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

    Congrats on the new baby Sean and welcome to the group. She looks pretty good on the outside.
    Kevin Mays
    West Liberty,Ky

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    • #3
      Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

      Looks great, Sean. I see no ugly.... all Beauty. T'will be even more beautiful to you when seated in the left seat overlooking God's green country. Congrats... take care of her and she'll take care of you!
      Terry Bowden, formerly TF # 351
      CERTIFIED AERONAUTICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
      Consultant D.E.R. Powerplant inst'l & Engines
      Vintage D.E.R. Structures, Electrical, & Mechanical Systems
      BC12D, s/n 7898, N95598
      weblog: Barnstmr's Random Aeronautics
      [email protected]

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      • #4
        Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

        Originally posted by barnstmr View Post
        Looks great, Sean. I see no ugly.... all Beauty. T'will be even more beautiful to you when seated in the left seat overlooking God's green country. Congrats... take care of her and she'll take care of you!
        Thanks Terry - that means a lot - it'll look even more beautiful when it's gotten a few mods to the wings so I can increase the gross.....know anyone who can help with that

        As for you no ugly comment............are you sure???? (I'm not saying that I've ever been to a strip club, but if I did - (hypothetically) I'd fear that the couches in the back room would look like this

        Ugly red velour....still doesn't matter. Still Beautiful on the outside and on my inside.

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        Sean Fitzpatrick
        Saginaw, Michigan USA
        http://www.youtube.com/user/ChunkYeager/videos

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        • #5
          Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

          Some call it character. And there's probably a certain aroma to go along with that interior. This is what makes these airplanes so much better than your run of the mill Cessna 152.
          Terry Bowden, formerly TF # 351
          CERTIFIED AERONAUTICAL PRODUCTS, LLC
          Consultant D.E.R. Powerplant inst'l & Engines
          Vintage D.E.R. Structures, Electrical, & Mechanical Systems
          BC12D, s/n 7898, N95598
          weblog: Barnstmr's Random Aeronautics
          [email protected]

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          • #6
            Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

            Sean,
            Don't worry about the seats. Your back side will cover them when you fly. ;-)
            Having seen the plane up close and knowing one of the best IAs around has looked it over you are in good shape. You will be surprised how many rainy or windy days you will go to the airport to lavish some TLC on the cosmetics and have her looking like a beauty queen in no time. She is a GOOD SOLID plane with a few blemishes (less than we have and she's a lot older than us). I am just sad to see her leave Virginia. You will have to bring her back for a visit once in a while. Maybe you can link up with Marty and Tina from IL and fly down here for a vacation. It would be fun to get a group together in a beach house down in Kitty Hawk.
            Hank

            I have an upholsterer who did my seats here who can fix you up with original type seats using comfortable, light foam if you want. For now I would just make some covers for them. You will want to use covers on the new seats to keep them nice anyway. A cover made from some nice white beach towels keeps the seats cool and clean and you can just throw the covers in the laundry.

            I never much liked the C-150 "aroma". Smelled to much like a students lunch.
            Last edited by Hank Jarrett; 05-24-2013, 08:07.

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            • #7
              Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

              I REALLY cant say how much I appreciate what this forum has done for me. Hank, I knew you were familiar with the plane and Tommy's and your blessings certainly have made the few fears I'd had much easier to stomach.

              RE: Interior. I probably wont touch it for a while. I gotta show her that I respect her for who she IS, not who she can become.

              THAT BEING SAID......I've described the interior several times as being strikingly similar to my 1979 Buick Century (Ugliest car on the planet that year). It had the same red velour interior.......and I'm proud to say that by the time I was done with it......well lets just say that car can tell stories......and it probably smelled WORSE than a 150.

              Oh....to be young........
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              Sean Fitzpatrick
              Saginaw, Michigan USA
              http://www.youtube.com/user/ChunkYeager/videos

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              • #8
                Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                Wow, that's exciting, Sean.
                I know that, at one time, you were holding out for a ship with a C-85. Is that what this one has?
                Tim Hicks
                N96872

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                • #9
                  Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                  Yep Tim - it's got a C-85-12 with about 300 since complete overhaul.
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                  Sean Fitzpatrick
                  Saginaw, Michigan USA
                  http://www.youtube.com/user/ChunkYeager/videos

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                  • #10
                    Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                    That's great Sean; well done and welcome to the wonderful world of Taylorcraft ownership.

                    We've never met in person, but I feel like I know you well enough (and by looking at your avatar) to say that the aeroplane has great beauty when compared with that of her owner.

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                    • #11
                      Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                      We really need to plan a get together in Va Beach or Kitty Hawk in a year. Let's see, you and yours, Chuck & Shannon, Marty and Tina with Debbie and I. If Forrest came down we would have FIVE guys who had been Cops and Taylorcraft owners in one place at once! Could be a new kind of fly-in!
                      Hank

                      How many of the guys on here have been involved in Law Enforcement in their careers? (on the ARRESTING end!)

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                      • #12
                        Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                        I went back and looked at the paperwork - other than a short stint in South Carolina and a short stint in North Carolina (both pre-1960) - my bird has spent its entire life in Virginia.

                        I hope it likes the cold!!!!
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                        Sean Fitzpatrick
                        Saginaw, Michigan USA
                        http://www.youtube.com/user/ChunkYeager/videos

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                        • #13
                          Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                          congrats!! that is a good looking airplane!!
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                          • #14
                            Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                            Cold? It gets cold in Michigan? Who-da thought!

                            Hank

                            You are going to have to play with starting techniques in the late fall and early winter. I bet the baby is going to balk till she gets used to it. Don't scare her with Skis too soon.

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                            • #15
                              Re: It Wont Be Official Till Next Thursday But.....

                              A very nice plane. Congrats Sean.

                              Let me know when you are in Virginia. I may take a flight down and take a look at your new plane. I'm just an hour or so away.
                              Welcome to the tribe.
                              Ralph

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