Another Cat coming back on line
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Another Cat coming back on line
I am going to Amsterdam on th 16 th to do a few test flights and some crew training on a PBY that is finally ready to fly after many years of restoring.
It will be interesting for me because it was my very first waterbomber in 1972, last time I flew it was in 1974 / 75 when I took it to Santiago Chile and spent the summer ( in S. America ) fire bombing with it.
Anyhow it is nice to see people restoring these great old birds so they can continue to be displayed as flying examples of WW2 aircraft.
I will take pictures and post them here on my return.
Chuck E.
It will be interesting for me because it was my very first waterbomber in 1972, last time I flew it was in 1974 / 75 when I took it to Santiago Chile and spent the summer ( in S. America ) fire bombing with it.
Anyhow it is nice to see people restoring these great old birds so they can continue to be displayed as flying examples of WW2 aircraft.
I will take pictures and post them here on my return.
Chuck E.
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Well I guess we live and learn. 
It is very, very unusual toget screwed by the people who own collectors airplanes because the community is so small.
It is even more unusual to get screwed out of an airfare.
However what goes around usually comes around, if a persons word is no good then sooner or later they lose.
I wonder how much money that guy lost by trying to intimidate me into doing something that would have been just to high a risk factor? Not to mention illegal.
And I sure would like to know how current and experienced my replacement was, because that was his threat, either I do as I was told or he would replace me with someone qualified to fly it.
Anyhow enough of that, I will keep you all advised on how the Holland Cat progresses.
And we will be doing water training my main reason for flying the Cat.
It is very, very unusual toget screwed by the people who own collectors airplanes because the community is so small.
It is even more unusual to get screwed out of an airfare.
However what goes around usually comes around, if a persons word is no good then sooner or later they lose.
I wonder how much money that guy lost by trying to intimidate me into doing something that would have been just to high a risk factor? Not to mention illegal.
And I sure would like to know how current and experienced my replacement was, because that was his threat, either I do as I was told or he would replace me with someone qualified to fly it.
Anyhow enough of that, I will keep you all advised on how the Holland Cat progresses.
And we will be doing water training my main reason for flying the Cat.
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I've got this lovely dream of Chuck taking off in a Cat from North Weald, collecting a load of water from Hanningfield Res and then giving a water-bombing display - on the market!
(Sorry - I'll go back to sleep now)
(Sorry - I'll go back to sleep now)
