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Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/17/18 6:22 p.m.

Get two of those red flashlights, have a friend drop you off near the airport at night and then walk backward toward your house.

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/17/18 9:24 p.m.
kazoospec said:

Not sure what your budget is, but there's an F4 Phantom cockpit on Barnstormers for $15K.  Sadly, no pictures.  

Honestly, I'm not sure what my budget is either, but I'm pretty sure that 15k is out of bounds,

Thanks anyway!

Still looking........

I'm still betting that my hypothetical best deal will be a private one and involve chainsaws and machete's!

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/17/18 9:25 p.m.
Woody said:

Get two of those red flashlights, have a friend drop you off near the airport at night and then walk backward toward your house.

Hmmm sounds legit...

dculberson
dculberson UltimaDork
4/17/18 9:43 p.m.
wvumtnbkr said:

Isnt this the one that burned on the side of the road?  

 

Jeff is one weird and awesome guy!

No that was the road race amphibious helicopter! Totally different. 

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
4/18/18 7:23 a.m.

FM, throw up some creativity?

spitfirebill
spitfirebill MegaDork
4/18/18 7:29 a.m.

Years ago people would darn near give away Beech 18s.  Seems they have a spar issue that grounds them.  

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/18/18 7:36 p.m.
spitfirebill said:

Years ago people would darn near give away Beech 18s.  Seems they have a spar issue that grounds them.  

That would be a LOT of cool airplane.

Heck I would probably be in one of those as much as the boys, haha.

adam525i
adam525i GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/18/18 8:45 p.m.

Maybe one of these has something for you. 

http://fastaviationflorida.com/

https://www.flyingfishaircraftparts.com/

I think you are required to post pictures now if you pull this off.

Adam

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/19/18 6:03 p.m.
adam525i said:

Maybe one of these has something for you. 

http://fastaviationflorida.com/

https://www.flyingfishaircraftparts.com/

I think you are required to post pictures now if you pull this off.

Adam

Thanks Adam, you betcha on the pics, probably a whole build thread.

Just don't be in a hurry... I've been looking for a while. Maybe I'm too picky, but I'm sure these tips will help.

Stay tuned!?!?!

pilotbraden
pilotbraden UltraDork
4/19/18 8:59 p.m.

I know of a piper Aztec fuselage and wings that could be had cheap but it's in Michigan

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/19/18 10:25 p.m.

In reply to pilotbraden :

That's a large airplane. It could be a great candidate.

I'd be interested to know more...

Appleseed
Appleseed MegaDork
4/20/18 6:24 a.m.

Hell, I kind of want it. No idea what to do with it. 

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/20/18 7:43 a.m.
pilotbraden said:

I know of a piper Aztec fuselage and wings that could be had cheap but it's in Michigan

PM sent

stafford1500
stafford1500 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
4/20/18 8:40 a.m.

I will reach out to a few folks down your way that may have items of interest as well. I know your trailer will be able to handle the weight.

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/20/18 9:17 a.m.
stafford1500 said:

I will reach out to a few folks down your way that may have items of interest as well. I know your trailer will be able to handle the weight.

Thanks, this is all starting to sound promising... you still have my contact info I presume...

pilotbraden
pilotbraden UltraDork
4/20/18 9:51 a.m.
a_florida_man said:
pilotbraden said:

I know of a piper Aztec fuselage and wings that could be had cheap but it's in Michigan

PM sent

Send that to me again I had to change my email to one that works

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/20/18 9:58 a.m.
pilotbraden said:
a_florida_man said:
pilotbraden said:

I know of a piper Aztec fuselage and wings that could be had cheap but it's in Michigan

PM sent

Send that to me again I had to change my email to one that works

Sent again!

MulletTruck
MulletTruck Reader
4/20/18 11:14 a.m.

I used to belong to the EAA, They always had good deals in the back of their Magazine.

It is always a slippery slope looking at half finished projects that can be had for pennies on the dollar.

I flipped a lot of planes in High School.

MulletTruck
MulletTruck Reader
4/20/18 11:19 a.m.
pilotbraden said:

I know of a piper Aztec fuselage and wings that could be had cheap but it's in Michigan

Was it this one?My Dad and I bought it so we could get our twin rating. It was cheaper than renting a plane. We kept it at Pontiac airport then sold it to a guy that was going to use it as a Bank Delivery plane. After flying with him on the test flight I figured he was going to lawn dart it when his heart gave out fro all the coke and speed he took.

pilotbraden
pilotbraden UltraDork
4/20/18 12:10 p.m.

In reply to MulletTruck :

No it's not that one my friend drove down south to Arkansas or Alabama I can't remember he trailered it home. He bought it from an estate. the fellow that owned it had not flown it in 10 years but kept the maintenance up to date but his wife had lost the log books so there is no proof of any maintenance. My buddy bought it for the engines he's building a Vans RV-10

MadScientistMatt
MadScientistMatt PowerDork
4/20/18 12:31 p.m.
MulletTruck said:

I used to belong to the EAA, They always had good deals in the back of their Magazine.

It is always a slippery slope looking at half finished projects that can be had for pennies on the dollar.

I flipped a lot of planes in High School. 

Metaphorically or literally? cheeky

MulletTruck
MulletTruck Reader
4/20/18 12:43 p.m.
MadScientistMatt said:
MulletTruck said:

I used to belong to the EAA, They always had good deals in the back of their Magazine.

It is always a slippery slope looking at half finished projects that can be had for pennies on the dollar.

I flipped a lot of planes in High School. 

Metaphorically or literally? cheeky

I can neither confirm nor deny that the learning curve was steep teaching myself to fly old crop dusters in the bush of Northern Canada.lol 

a_florida_man
a_florida_man GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/20/18 3:34 p.m.
MulletTruck said:

I used to belong to the EAA, They always had good deals in the back of their Magazine.

It is always a slippery slope looking at half finished projects that can be had for pennies on the dollar.

I flipped a lot of planes in High School.

How many things are on that trailer?

67 Camaro?

and...?

Woody
Woody GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
4/20/18 4:21 p.m.

In reply to a_florida_man :

'68.

MulletTruck
MulletTruck Reader
4/20/18 4:22 p.m.
a_florida_man said:
MulletTruck said:

I used to belong to the EAA, They always had good deals in the back of their Magazine.

It is always a slippery slope looking at half finished projects that can be had for pennies on the dollar.

I flipped a lot of planes in High School.

How many things are on that trailer?

67 Camaro?

and...?

A 3 wheeler in front of the Camaro and a plane all over the whole thing. 

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