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Old 07-17-2018, 05:44 AM
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Default Back in My Hangar

Happy to report that KT2 is now back in my hangar after a (not so brief) 20 hour round trip to Ohio to retrieve her. A big thanks to Gary and Brian for doing an awesome job on the repair work for me. She looks as good as she ever did, maybe even better now with the addition of fully functional cowl flaps. Not an easy task to accomplish on an already finished airplane. If you have ever added cowl flaps to a warbird, you know it is a painstaking, exacting task that takes many, many hours. Well, take that task and do it on an already painted airplane, and you can begin to understand what an undertaking this would be time wise. (The cowling area did not require any repairs) And Gary knocked it out of the park-the finished result is just perfect. A nice addition to an already unbelievable aircraft.
Final rigging and systems re-installation remain for me, and she will be ready for a re-maiden.