ORIGINAL: meaden
I've noticed quite a few post that mention "retired" planes. Not crashed. It's old, you've moved on to other things, it's seen better days...whatever.
What do you do when you retire a plane? Part it out? Sell it? Toss it out with the trash? Hang it on a stand out front like the Air Force? Kamikaze?
I have a Tequila Sunrise 40, a Kadet Senorita, and a V-Mar Extra, all with hundreds and hundreds of flights on them. I put them in the club newsletter, to sell for a modest donation to the club. Got no takers, so they're going in the trash. They all fly okay, I just have newer, bigger, neater planes to fly & take up space in the hanger. And I'm out of space.
So, out they go. Farewell old friends!
Dave Olson