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bfinney
PostPosted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 10:48 pm 
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A nice article in the Sept 27 GAN about "Cubes" and "Patriotic Tigress", even made the cover.
http://issuu.com/flyermedia/docs/gan_18_web turn to page 20 for the article.
Note: the author is a local flight instructor here in the Seattle area.

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Rich Brazell
PostPosted: Sun Nov 10, 2013 11:22 pm 
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Having sat in my flight line chair at OSH 2013 I can tell you Jim's AC was one of the most photographed Thorps at the event . I think I even saw a "naked" gal taking a pic with the Tiger ? ??? I hope it was a gal ? :o OH MY ! BOOM !

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James Grahn
PostPosted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:30 am 
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I missed that one RB.
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Bill Williams
PostPosted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 5:12 pm 
I think you had been away from home too long and was looking at Fraze.............


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Rich Brazell
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Not that long ! :o Fraser had enough friends down stairs at the OSH house to keep him company ! ???

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dan
PostPosted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 9:46 pm 
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Good show Cubes!!! ya know, when ya see a write up done on a Thorp just kinda makes a good day for the rest of us. We need to see a good lookin Thorp in the middle of a write up often that would be good........Dan


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fulcrumflyer
PostPosted: Mon Nov 11, 2013 11:09 pm 
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Cubes,
Nice to see a Thorp in its proper position in the 4-ship photo; in the lead.

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James Grahn
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 1:18 am 
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Kick the can....drag the RVs, kick the can.....drag the RVs. Same old story.
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dan
PostPosted: Tue Nov 12, 2013 9:12 am 
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Im gonna do one of those fancy paint jobs one of these days..........That tiger just looks killer on that plane cubes.....No doubt it is a crowd getter.........Dan


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James Grahn
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I'm not going to do that again. It's a pain to maintain. The new one will be white with a blue stripe, period.
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Rich Brazell
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SW colors might look good ? ??? Then it will be like you never left work ! ;)

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James Grahn
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Oh joy! Can I get a fat person to ask for a seat belt extension too?


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