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Yeah, that's light by definition. Now I just noticed your username, do you own or fly a BD5 as well? How is it?
I had three over the years, the first two were recip BD-5B's. One I built up to about the 30% stage, and is now a permanent vocational school teaching aid; one of the professors bought it for the school when I couldn't take it with me for a move. The second one had already flown. I restored it and last I heard it is flying in Spain. The last one was a BD-5J and I used it to get this:
I sold it some years ago to another Marine as crazy as I am but with more money. I am out of that world now. Just gliders, very occasionally. I restored a 1960's Italian 15 meter wingspan standard class sailplane. Took it to Germany, flew it there for a while (winch launches ROCK!) but now I am back in the US. I would love to be able to buy a live-aboard sailboat but I think now is not the time for that.
I had three over the years, the first two were recip BD-5B's. One I built up to about the 30% stage, and is now a permanent vocational school teaching aid; one of the professors bought it for the school when I couldn't take it with me for a move. The second one had already flown. I restored it and last I heard it is flying in Spain. The last one was a BD-5J and I used it to get this:
I sold it some years ago to another Marine as crazy as I am but with more money. I am out of that world now. Just gliders, very occasionally. I restored a 1960's Italian 15 meter wingspan standard class sailplane. Took it to Germany, flew it there for a while (winch launches ROCK!) but now I am back in the US. I would love to be able to buy a live-aboard sailboat but I think now is not the time for that.
That's really cool, what with the cost of a family even the airlines don't pay me enough to have that kind of fun (especially in alternate covid reality ). I want to do sailplanes in retirement, or maybe when the kids are out of the house, got a buddy who owns a sailplane operation in SOCAL.
That's really cool, what with the cost of a family even the airlines don't pay me enough to have that kind of fun (especially in alternate covid reality ). I want to do sailplanes in retirement, or maybe when the kids are out of the house, got a buddy who owns a sailplane operation in SOCAL.
Do you carry a transponder?
Well, the idea was not fun but rather work, for the US military and NATO partners as part of a cruise missile surrogate program run by a friend of mine.
Well, the idea was not fun but rather work, for the US military and NATO partners as part of a cruise missile surrogate program run by a friend of mine.
Funny, a buddy of mine who works for General Atomics was asking me about surrogate cruise missiles the other day, I assumed citations, phenoms, eclipses or something like that. I guess a BD5 would be a closer fit.
Funny, a buddy of mine who works for General Atomics was asking me about surrogate cruise missiles the other day, I assumed citations, phenoms, eclipses or something like that. I guess a BD5 would be a closer fit.
He was doing it for years as a prime contractor. Sold the company to the guy who was operating private Harrier jets. The Harriers are now for sale.
Can't right now, gotta wait for the airline recall and then catch up on finances.
I'll take trades too, like an advanced ultralight, LSA, Class A/B/C RV. or ??
I am out of that world now. Just gliders, very occasionally. I restored a 1960's Italian 15 meter wingspan standard class sailplane. Took it to Germany, flew it there for a while (winch launches ROCK!) but now I am back in the US. I would love to be able to buy a live-aboard sailboat but I think now is not the time for that.
). I want to do sailplanes in retirement, or maybe when the kids are out of the house, got a buddy who owns a sailplane operation in SOCAL.
