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Old 07-17-2008 | 12:50 AM
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Default Benbrook, TX Jet Fun

Al Mason's T-45 maiden
Gary Grant's Jet Mach and Interceptor
and one smokin' boomer!
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Old 07-17-2008 | 07:53 PM
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Good deal. Lots of yets at B-brook. Let me know when you guys go fly next time, and I'll bring out the newly refurbished Topcat. Notice I pimped out da' rims.
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Old 07-17-2008 | 08:19 PM
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Ron, where are the white sidewall tires to go with those styling wheels?..
Old 07-17-2008 | 08:31 PM
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Ooh, thats a good idea Tom. Didn't the drag racer guys used to have red line tires or something? Maybe I can do that. [8D]
Old 07-17-2008 | 08:46 PM
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Why don't you go with mud flaps also?
Old 07-17-2008 | 08:51 PM
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Keep the good idears coming!
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Ron,

I think the field is closed this weekend for the helis. I am going to do an "earlybird" tomorrow morning, are you working?
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You know you guys
can come to midland any time
I would love to come over for the week end
let me know you guys get together
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Old 07-18-2008 | 10:45 AM
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I didn't know about the helicopter thing, but thats cool. [8D] Sat I will be at the HOTMAC warbird flyin with the Six. Then Sunday, I might be stuck at Werk... [:@] I was kicking around a late Sunday B-brook jetfly though, of course that depends on the chopper event. [8D]

edit: Thanks for the Midland invite! The TX bunch should work something out...
Old 07-18-2008 | 12:27 PM
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How did Al's T-45 maiden go? How many flights that day?
Old 07-18-2008 | 02:51 PM
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Hmm yes I'd like a Topcat Latte with an extra shot of expresso.

Old 07-18-2008 | 02:59 PM
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Great looking Starfire! or is it? I just looked at it again. I don't think it is. But what ever it is looks good.

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Did someone get their feet wet with the JetMach? looks good!
Old 07-18-2008 | 03:53 PM
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Gary Grant (who bought it from you) is racking up the flights on it. The Jetmach is about 10mph faster than my Cermark F-16 BTW! We radared it at 144mph - the F-16 133mph

Ron - open flying starts at 1200 noon on Sunday

Oh.....and that is a Top Gun Interceptor - kinda does look like a SF
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nice!!
Old 07-18-2008 | 03:57 PM
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Just one flight on the T45....seemed to handle well......it looked real stable though and I didn't hear too many trim "beeps" for a maiden
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what turbine was in the Jetmach?
Regards
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Old 07-18-2008 | 04:56 PM
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Good deal. Lots of yets at B-brook. Let me know when you guys go fly next time, and I'll bring out the newly refurbished Topcat. Notice I pimped out da' rims.
Ron,

Will you please stop wasting your time with that friggin Topcat.
If I've told you once, I've told you a thousand times, You can't polish (or even pimp) a turd!
Old 07-18-2008 | 06:08 PM
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Ah Kevin, but THIS turd is a COLLECTOR'S ITEM!
Old 07-18-2008 | 07:12 PM
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ya want another turd............................. i mean top cat kit?
Old 07-18-2008 | 07:53 PM
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One is enough fer me. Sounds like Kevin may be interested though.
If he doesn't want it, I'd sugggest just build it and have fun with it. [8D]
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Kevin, don't sugar coat it, tell us how you really feel[X(]
Old 07-18-2008 | 08:35 PM
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you haven't seen my resume' amigo

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Old 07-18-2008 | 11:46 PM
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well.
i am contemplating bringing it to the denton swap meet aug 2, so ifn he wants it let me know.
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P-60 in the JetMach - SuperBee in the Cermark


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