ORIGINAL: Glacier Girl
Ted, I'd make the call. Never know, just cause his writing skills are bad doesn't mean he knows nothing about building planes.
You'll be kicking yourself all over the library when you read the article in the paper tomorrow of the guy making the deal of the century on one of a kind birds from a foreign master craftsman who had a poor grasp on the local language and monetary matters. Heck I bet he even got a box of free steaks too.
Kinda like I was thinkin' GG. Probably an elderly widow selling off some of her departed hubby's toys. I'd call just find out, and if that guess were on track, offer to dispose of them for something closer to their actual worth at a club auction or swap meet, for a 20% cut to go into the club treasury. Possible chance for a real al'round win-win thing happening there.
Abel