Ahhh Fifi!!! Thank you
Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:13 am
I will never forget, except I already forgot the month and year.., but I was teaching my oldest daughter how to ride her bike in 2004 and I was thinking back to when my father taught me how.., and low and behold I heard a drone of not one, two, but four engines. It got louder and more familiar and I looked up and flying just below the cloud cover (enough that the wispy trails or vortices from the clouds were trailing off of her wing tips) was beautiful Fifi coming back from an airshow on Long Island somewhere and flying across near my old house in Brooklyn Heights. She was headed straight towards downtown NYC. What a beautiful site. All of the sudden my father was right by my side. (he flew them in WWII)
Thanks guys for a great moment in my life. (if I could just remember the year??)
Thanks guys for a great moment in my life. (if I could just remember the year??)
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Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:28 am
2004. The last year FIFI was on tour.
Gary
Gary
that makes sense
Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:16 pm
she was 5 years old.., (my daughter, not Fifi) Amazing site!!!!!11
Cheers!
Cheers!
Wed Mar 11, 2009 12:34 pm
scfan wrote:Better yet, make it a "sticky" so it's up there with Texas Raiders and Diamond Lil.
no kidding, must be an exceedingly difficult task given how long its taken
Wed Mar 11, 2009 5:57 pm
I had the Midland School of Aviation here dismantling the P-82 and got some work done on FIFI as well!! It was a masking Party!!
Sun Mar 15, 2009 9:21 pm
I plan on getting to work on removing #2 tomorrow. What would you like to see?
Dave
Dave
Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:52 pm
Today was somewhat productive! I only got a couple of pics as I was all over with the B-23 disassembly?? Tomorrow the #2 engine will be coming off and I'll try to pic doc the event.
Dave
This is Jim and Tom, my two most regular volunteers!!! They are boxing up the #2 oil cooler for transport to Pacific Oil Coolers for the routine, flush and Veratherm O/H.
This pic shows Bob getting started on unhooking all the lines that I showed him to remove and bagging and tagging them.
More to come so stay tuned!
Dave
Dave
This is Jim and Tom, my two most regular volunteers!!! They are boxing up the #2 oil cooler for transport to Pacific Oil Coolers for the routine, flush and Veratherm O/H.
This pic shows Bob getting started on unhooking all the lines that I showed him to remove and bagging and tagging them.
More to come so stay tuned!
Dave
Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:10 pm
wow.., now that engine is a beautiful site!!!
Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:00 pm
Mark, Bob and I, finished getting the #2 engine removed and into the engine stand. I also had two of my faithful senior volunteers, starting to remove components. They love this stuff!! We finished the day by getting the intercooler plenum out, WOW! A very productive day. I'll post some pics tommorrow.
Dave
Dave
Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:04 pm
B29B24crewchief wrote:Mark, Bob and I, finished getting the #2 engine removed and into the engine stand. I also had two of my faithful senior volunteers, starting to remove components. They love this stuff!! We finished the day by getting the intercooler plenum out, WOW! A very productive day. I'll post some pics tommorrow.
Dave
Hey Dave!
Save some of the work for me.... ooh yah you are saving the dirty grundgy stuff aren't ya
See ya in a day or two.
Chris
Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:05 pm
I'll be there to help Thursday morning through Saturday, hopefully there is something left to do!
Fifi
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Hey Brad!. I'll bet that Dave has a very, very, very,... long list of stuff to do...... Alan
Fifi
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Sorry everyone, the much dreaded double post! 
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Fifi
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:32 pm
Make that a triple! 
Re: Fifi
Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:37 pm
Alan Brooks wrote:Hey Brad!. I'll bet that Dave has a very, very, very,... long list of stuff to do...... Alan
If not, there's plenty of work to do here at Austin Acres.
Gary