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| Posted: May/04/2014 at 5:49pm |
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Gwyn,
You have a safe trip back home. I was not about to try and fly off of the water/grass runway with the Fiat. And I really don't like the black top for a surface, I'm not sure if I'll be back to TG since Frank put in the pavement, his old grass was so nice for us "vintage" model guys and I'm not about to go jet.
Please give me a post when you get back home and let us know you made it OK,
Larry B 
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We had a good time at the Shootout in spite of the small lake in the middle of everything, thank god for crocs!! I was really suprised that the event seemed to be so jet heavy. I guess I was expecting more early warbirds.... that PT-22 was soo awesome, wanted to get pics of it but he left it on the other side of the fence till almost the end of the day, then poof it was gone... I got to wonder thru "warbird alley" and that was a lot more my style!! Even after a rainout on Saturday our trip was well worth going, there are some very talented builders represented here.
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| Posted: May/05/2014 at 4:28pm |
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Two videos already up on YT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsbTGun5kOQ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NE-p3JLO3rA
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Hey, good to meet some of you again....
I drove down with Mitch from Boston...good times yet a hair wet at times! My Fw190 was not ready from repairs so I brought a Mustang and Mitch the Waco. We were stationed in Warbird alley...crazy place!!!
Here's another video...mustang around 6:40 mark
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJ8eMTMaEF8
a few photos
I had to call in a welder ...the muffler blew apart! ....and my back up was not cut right for cowl
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runway on Saturday
might as well go fishing at Swamp Gun 2014
Great times, good food, good people, fun flying....
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Larry,
Made it home this morning, just another tin taxi ride, albeit a long one.
Don't give up on TG. I understand that the reason that the new runway was like it was , was that RV's parked on it during Fun n Sun and stuffed the surface so they laid another 2" of tarmac down. This was after Frank had levelled off the grass and the Tarmac. I believe that they are going to add additional soil to bring it up to a new level so that should improve matters. It will take a good year for all the surfaces to settle in.
We have to keep the Jets honest and where else can you have such fun when it rains..
Gwyn
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larry b
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Gwyn,
Glad to hear you made it home OK, that's a long ride. I think Frank may have issues with the EAA guys every year due to Sun & Fun. I am certain that Frank was not at all happy about his new runway, both the grass and black top.
If Frank can keep the EAA guys off of his runways I'm sure they will be good and smooth, this year did seem very "jet heavy", I dident get to walk around much before the rain hit but my end of the flight line was almost all jets, which I can do without!
You take care and keep us posted on your beautiful Fury project ,
Larry B
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Trying to find the 2014 winners.
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Alan,
Go to Frank Tiano's web site, then look under Top Gun. All the results are listed for each category that was flown.
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