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This past weekend, the weight and balance was recalculated for S/N 263 ‘Glamour Girl’. I need to lose the ten pounds that I wasn’t carrying before COVID started. There were a lot of things that stopped during the worst of the pandemic, but eating was not one of them.
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First post here. Just picked up SN #390 from an auction and while the plane is in good shape most of the cockpit area is bare and needs to be redone. There is no seatback, floors or instrument panel. I am pretty tall at 6’4″ so chances are I would have changed these items anyhow. I have sat in a 1-26 and do fit but its tight.…Read More
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I just joined. I bought Serial number 390 in an online auction in Apple Valley CA. I am in Burbank CA and will drive out to pick it up after the holiday.Looking forward to learn lots from this group. Flew sailplanes in the 90s and bit again about 15 years ago. Also fly a C182p
Marc
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Repairs to S/N 263 (Glamour Girl) are nearing completion. Jim B, the mechanic who has been working on Glamour Girl since March, recruited some help from the members of the local Commemorative Air Force chapter. Those fellows maintain the P-51D Mustang ‘Gunfighter’ and an AT-6. They’ve got the space, the tools, and the skills to handle the…Read More
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Finally got our little “Sundbird”, #182, into the air on Saturday. Partners Alice Palmer, Deb Ings and Mark Palmer got in short flights. Still tweaking to do on the seat, the radio and the vario, but she flies!
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That’s a pretty glider!
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Marc – it is great that you found your 1-26 on an online auction. Was it eBay? I have never thought to look there. BTW – I also fly a Stinson 108-2