I found this aeroplane in the desert with dirt in it's cockpit, varnish
in the wingtanks,no tires, holes in the fabric and so on.
O'Ring was my great savior. He helped me get it out of the desert and I will
always be beholden to him for that. We worked days on it and he flew it out to
be repaired. Later, I rebuilt it and flew it for years with new Stitts covering
on it.
Here it is at the airport with I finished it. 1975
This was the day I was finished with the rebuild and took it to the airport to
assemble. What a glorious day. MY FIRST FLYING MACHINE that I could call my
very own!! There's nothing like it. It's like a dog in many ways.
Another shot of the great day. I flew it for three years everytime I could get
to the airport. It ran real well on car gas and 14 millimeter lawnmower plugs.
For some reason these are the only shots I can find of it anywhere. It's just been
too many years.
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