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Jeff H.

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36 minutes ago, Jeff H. said:

Final update - getting ready to go on the truck today.  Ovation from the field also undergoing the same tear down.  Sad to see her go.

 

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Hmmm... not sure I'd show up that day... Might have rolled it out, taken a final picture and walked away. Or not... it is interesting.

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5 minutes ago, DaV8or said:

I forget. I know you said somewhere before, but why didn't you move the plane again?

- Field never previously flooded.  Generally accepted fact was that as the field was higher elevation than the dam, it couldn't flood.   True fact was that Corps of Engineers raised the dam 8 feet at some point in the past.  That increase never made it into the general field fact file.

- By the time it was apparent there was a potential problem, weather made flying out no longer an option.  And prior to that time the city had become impassable - no way to the field.

48 minutes ago, MB65E said:

How high was the water line?

30" peak, ~23" for 4 days. 

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12 hours ago, Jeff H. said:

- Field never previously flooded.  Generally accepted fact was that as the field was higher elevation than the dam, it couldn't flood.   True fact was that Corps of Engineers raised the dam 8 feet at some point in the past.  That increase never made it into the general field fact file.

- By the time it was apparent there was a potential problem, weather made flying out no longer an option.  And prior to that time the city had become impassable - no way to the field.

30" peak, ~23" for 4 days. 

Oh that is a swindle!! Seems like somebody has some slpainin' to do.

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1 hour ago, steingar said:

I am s sorry to see the loss of these wonderful aircraft.  Just heartened by the fact that there are more of them out there.  Must be a lot of hurting people in that part of America right now.

As bad as they have it, it's no where near as bad as the forgotten and neglected Americans living in Puerto Rico right now. Those poor folks have little food, no electricity, no clean water, no sanitation, no homes and of course no money. They will soon start getting ill from disease as if it weren't bad enough. Those are the people hurting in America right now.

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  • 2 years later...

Fully research what you are buying... only makes sense...
 

Congrats on doing the basic leg work yourself M4M...

 

Its been a few years since this occurred.... its quite possible somebody has made significant upgrades to the ship...  keep both eyes open while looking...

Best regards,

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