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BENEFACTOR
Wentworth NH" The WAD" NH96
Hi All,
WAD update......Received the tail feathers from Pierce this past week and 39Y was reassembled. Bill Tracy arrived yesterday and inspected all the work so we could close her up. Jen jumped in and cleaned off some of her dirt and grime from last fall. I cleaned all her glass and Bill fired her up last evening for a successful test flight here at the WAD. She looked great and the weather was kind at 55*F with sun. We performed all the paperwork and made her Bill's last night officially. Jen packed Bill a couple of meatloaf sandwiches and a couple of bottle waters. We were all up at before daybreak and to the west a blue sky with a solid moon greeted him for the ride. However in the short period to get Bill some coffee and get over to the WAD New Hampshire greeted us with a cold 28*F wind and some snow flurries from the North. We could still see the broken blue skies to the south west and it appeared it would be no issue for Bill. So at 6:50 here in the east Bill and I pushed her out of her hangar and fired her up. The good old gal did not even drag her starter she fired right up. Bill taxied down to the wood mill end and warmed her up. At 7 AM on the nose the 1970 PA18 150 that myself and George had owned these past few years took off into the north wind in snow flurries headed for Ohio. I saw Bill bank her to the west and go out of sight over the ridge. She is a great plane and I wish Bill many safe and fun filled hours with her. I get attached so I know I will miss her but she needs to be flown so it was time. I will concentrate more on my Miss Daisy and fund some changes to her with the sale of 39Y.
WAD update......Received the tail feathers from Pierce this past week and 39Y was reassembled. Bill Tracy arrived yesterday and inspected all the work so we could close her up. Jen jumped in and cleaned off some of her dirt and grime from last fall. I cleaned all her glass and Bill fired her up last evening for a successful test flight here at the WAD. She looked great and the weather was kind at 55*F with sun. We performed all the paperwork and made her Bill's last night officially. Jen packed Bill a couple of meatloaf sandwiches and a couple of bottle waters. We were all up at before daybreak and to the west a blue sky with a solid moon greeted him for the ride. However in the short period to get Bill some coffee and get over to the WAD New Hampshire greeted us with a cold 28*F wind and some snow flurries from the North. We could still see the broken blue skies to the south west and it appeared it would be no issue for Bill. So at 6:50 here in the east Bill and I pushed her out of her hangar and fired her up. The good old gal did not even drag her starter she fired right up. Bill taxied down to the wood mill end and warmed her up. At 7 AM on the nose the 1970 PA18 150 that myself and George had owned these past few years took off into the north wind in snow flurries headed for Ohio. I saw Bill bank her to the west and go out of sight over the ridge. She is a great plane and I wish Bill many safe and fun filled hours with her. I get attached so I know I will miss her but she needs to be flown so it was time. I will concentrate more on my Miss Daisy and fund some changes to her with the sale of 39Y.
