Pretty awesome plane in person! I was able to meet up with the Warbird Guys from the Seattle area catch the last few flights of the day. This Cat has a very smooth growl and flies smoothly.
The gear let it down though on the landing when the cast leg on the right gear broke from fatigue. Luckily the landing was smooth, the recovery off the runway was pretty uneventful and the prop was spared any damage.
Theres a pin that goes thru the strut and it was the hole for the pin that appears to be the point of origin for the failure. If it had been a billet machined strut it wouldn't have failed.
Very cool Bearcat, it will fly again!
Nice meeting all you guys!