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Michel Lemieux
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Any news or pictures of the TAF Oscar's ?
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But I hope to hear something very soon. We have has some rain and now a good North wind. Last I heard the Oscar was up on jacks checking the gear and still working on the bugs in the brake system.

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Dan Johnson II
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I posted some images of the Oscars, sent to me by Randal McFarlane on the Flypast forum

http://forum.keypublishing.co.uk/showth ... oscar+duck

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Any Buyers for these yet?

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The only buyer I have heard is Erickson at Tallamok (spelling?). I think this first one is for him.

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Today, JAN.11th the Texas Airplane Factory rolled out the Oscar... After a weight and balance and preflight it was time to start it up... Fire bottles and cameras at the ready the engine cranked over and started right up... After warming up and checking systems the chocks were pulled and the plane moved and stopped on it's on... Taxi and brake checks were carried out on the ramp near the Factory then the plane was shut down and towed back into the hangar for post-flight inspections and servicing.... Congratulations to the TAF crew .. !!!
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I've got a photograph of the latest ground run...don't know how to upload as it is 'bigger' than allowed.
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Dan Johnson II
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Oscar Duck wrote:
I've got a photograph of the latest ground run...don't know how to upload as it is 'bigger' than allowed.


Oscar Duck's image

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Here are some, taken Jan. 11th -

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Thanks for posting the foto's Tim ... I think the world now knows how much effort you and the TAF team put into the plane... Can't wait to see it in the air.. And the other three being finished ... [/b]
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Thursday the 27th the FAA will be out to sign off the Oscar... We will then taxi around for pictures ....
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1st class results in this project!! tom

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Looks really great. Congrats on the job well done.

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