Thanks to everybody for the nice words and good advice. Since last time, I have had good news and bad news.The good news is that, although it was delayed by several weeks, the Pitts has finally made it to my hangar. The ferry pilot took advantage of some nice tailwinds to make the journey from Cedar Park, TX to Belmar, NJ in two days. The airplane landed at its new home field just as the daylight ran out last Saturday (11/9). It looks great, and is none the worse for wear, except for a few new bug guts on the leading edges!
The bad news is that I have to wait about three more weeks to fly the thing. I went out to Budd's two weekends ago for my tune-up, but his airplane did not make it home from its rebuild until too many days had elapsed for me to stick around. Apparently, his airplane spent 3 or 4 days weathered in somewhere in OK/TX/NM. So I didn't get tuned up before my Pitts arrived (although at least I got to visit the Davisson's, and catch more dietary abuse from Marlene!). I will spend the next three weeks polishing, taxiing, and perhaps letting an experienced friend fly the airplane to work the engine a bit.
Tom P.
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