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Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:13 pm
Thanks for the pics, Chuck!
Precious Metal is very much flyable.
Go to the message board on
http://www.warbirdaeropress.com
Look under "Sorry Ron..."
Scott took some great air-to-air shots of PM!
Thu Apr 06, 2006 3:18 pm
It was the Rolls-Royce trophy at Reno.
I think most people agree that it was purely a political move seeing that the event had been dominated by Corsair restorations since its inception three years before (Super Corsair, then Marines Dream). The sponsors were apparently concerned with being labeled as partial to one type of aircraft, so they initiated a sham to make sure their good judgement would not be brought to question!

The grounds for their decision went a long way in destroying the credibility of the competition IMO. Everyone in warbird circles knows how deep John Lane dug to create as perfect a stock reproduction as possible.
Thu Apr 06, 2006 7:35 pm
Did anyone get a shot of the Lysander?
Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:51 am
Tks all for the info on Precious Metal....
Glad to see her about and flying under good care.
Just out of curiosity....Is it a serious contender for the gold ?
Fri Apr 07, 2006 12:14 pm
That is the heavy iron! As of Wednesday, I counted 6 DC-3s and 1 Albatross. I dont know if anything else has flown in since.
There was a Maserati that drove into the grass parking lot yesterday that started a fire that burned up 10 cars.
Cavanaugh has both of their Bell 47s there, TBM, P-40, and DC-3.
The night airshow is tonight. The F-22 is supposed to be displayed for the next three days.
Fri Apr 07, 2006 2:29 pm
The coolest is the AC-47 gunship restored as John Levitow's Medal of Honor Aircraft. It is owned by the American Flight Museum in Topeka, KS.
Fri Apr 07, 2006 5:02 pm
Hmmm,
I could have gone, I had a free place to stay, I decided at the last minute to bail and now.
YOU HAVE TO RUB IT IN!
Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:04 pm
Michel Lemieux wrote:Tks all for the info on Precious Metal....
Glad to see her about and flying under good care.
Just out of curiosity....Is it a serious contender for the gold ?
Not a contender yet unless some others break. It needs a good wing recontour, and smoothing like Dago, Strega and 232 have. It also needs more power under the hood, and some system refinements. Ron is going to ferry her to Reno for the Pylon racing sminar in June, then down to "Tiger" Destifani's place in Shafter for a good safety inspection. The plane needs a little work on the airframe before it gets pushed much harder. It will be raced this year if Tiger and LD Hughes get the safety upgrades done, but it won't be Ron in the seat as he is flying Rare Bear now. The PM pilot is still up in the air.
Fri Apr 07, 2006 6:07 pm
What no pics of the -22?!?
Eh seeing it in person is better anyway.
Great shots! How was it?
Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:38 pm
Here are a few pictures after the crash.
Fri Apr 07, 2006 8:53 pm
Awesome shots! Thanks for sharing those. Do you have any more of her being built?
Sat Apr 08, 2006 6:26 am
Beautiful photos, Chuck! Are you there all weekend, or will you be at ISM?
Sat Apr 08, 2006 7:46 am
I saw the night show last night and will post some picture tonight after work. I plan on seeing the F-22 being flown there on Sunday.
Thanks for the comment on the pics.
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