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[K5DH]

Very impressive! Outstanding workmanship and attention to detail. Enjoy the fruits of MUCH labor!

[oz rb fan]

absolutely outstanding plane there,enjoy it

[Jerry O'Neill]

Congrats Mark and Joe!
She looks sweet!
Nice job and thanks for keeping us in the loop so to speak!
Jerry

[RMAllnutt]

Wow! If that restoration doesn't win some awards it will be a crime! Fantastic job. Which BT is this, and where is she based?

All the best,
Richard

[bdk]

Is there a source for BT parts (like Lance Aircraft Supply for T-6s)?

[Taylor Stevenson]

Great work! Beautiful aircraft! Did you all go with the period radio setup? If so, I'd love to see pictures

BDK, Banaire's got some BT stuff, but no where near comparable to what Lance has for T-6s.

[henning]

Great job Mark! Thanks for the wonderful pics and putting them on the thread!
Just beautiful work there... its come a long way.

Any chance this will be judged at OSH this year? looks like an award winner to me!

take care,

henning

[HogDriver44]

Thank you so much for posting all the photos! It's really great to see before/during/after sequences like this. It adds a lot to my appreciation level for those who do ground-up restorations like this.

Super job!

[warbird_patrick]

What a beautiful restoration. Great job on getting another BT in the air!!

Patrick

[sdennison]

Mark,

Is this your bird or was this a project for a customer? It is absolutely fantastic! What's next? If this were to be put on the market, what would the requested price be?

My congrats and best to you and your Pop!

[Mark D]

Thank you all for the nice comments. I wish it were mine but it's not. It took almost 6 years to get it done and if I were to do it for me just like this it would take 15 years (since I do this full time for other people)

OUTSTANDING MARK!!!!!

Thanks Jeff - I would like to say that we're all elated that your not friggin dead. Let's keep in touch about the PT project.

Great work! Beautiful aircraft! Did you all go with the period radio setup? If so, I'd love to see pictures

BDK, Banaire's got some BT stuff, but no where near comparable to what Lance has for T-6s.

Hi Taylor
We do have the old radios in it - I will post more photos in the next week of the cockpits. You bringing the L-5 back to Oshkosh??

What a beautiful restoration. Great job on getting another BT in the air!!

Patrick

Hi Pat
Thank you - we will be watching your project closley, the Yale is on my wish list of planes I would like to restore.

Mark,

Is this your bird or was this a project for a customer? It is absolutely fantastic! What's next? If this were to be put on the market, what would the requested price be?

My congrats and best to you and your Pop!

Hi Scott
We have an SNJ next to get the same treatment. I take it your Dad flew the BT's? and where?

[Taylor Stevenson]

Mark,
I'd love to see the radio setup! The BT's are like the L-5G in that they have so many cool radio 'giblets'. Once again, great work! Yes Ill be at OSH 2010 see ya there!

[tex-fan]

Looks like 1st place at any show to me. GREAT work, and thanks for posting the pics.

[Dan Jones]

Mark, that is an accomplishment to truly be proud of - but where's the picture of the crew that did all the work?!? If I won the lottery yesterday I'll be shipping you mine this week to give the same treatment to! You guys deserve the Golden Wrench!

Dan

[mustangdriver]

Wow! What a beauty!