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Tractor570
 Post subject: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 7:52 am 
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Good morning all. New owner here from the Great White North (Canada, eh). I purchased C-FSBD (s/n# 348) from Dick Schaub out of Ontario. While there are a few of us Thorpe T18 owners in Canada, from what i can gather, this will be the only Thorp T18 in Atlantic Canada. i do have a few hours in the left seat so far (approx 4). Mother nature decided that we needed a longer winter season this year and cut my flying season short. Now that there's 5' of snow on the runway, and FSBD is tucked away, my loving wife thinks we should head down to the Orlando FL area for a couple weeks in March (2019).. Just wondering if there may be anyone in that Orlando/Tampa region that might be willing to spend some time with new owner? Nothing specific in mind, just wanting to meet someone with same interest and hopefully i might gain abit of knowledge from others experiences with the T18.
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Chris Pryor
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James Grahn
 Post subject: Re: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:22 am 
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Congrats Chris! Welcome!
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fytrplt
 Post subject: Re: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 3:39 pm 
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I live in Lakeland, FL about 45 minutes from the Mouse. Would love to meet and talk Thorp. Text me at 863 944 4941 or PM me at this site when you have solidified your plans.

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Tractor570
 Post subject: Re: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:31 am 
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Hi Bob. i tried to PM you.. hope it went thru ok.
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stevehawley
 Post subject: Re: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 5:07 pm 
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Chris, if you are driving down I live right on the route and would be pleased if you could stop for a while. If the weather is good we could fly some. I live near Saint Matthews, SC which is about 20 minutes west of I-95, about 7 hours north of Bob. I have a standard wing T-18 with 180hp and a fixed prop. I built it and have been flying it now for 40 years! My cell # is 520-237-3373.
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Tractor570
 Post subject: Re: New Thorp T18 owner
PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 4:22 pm 
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Hi Steve
I pm’d you...
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Ryan Allen
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 6:40 pm 
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you're going to really like the T-18. Congrats.


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DrDrift
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 20, 2019 11:26 pm 
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Hi Chris,

I bought my Thorp S-18 last year to commute from Gainesville, FL to Tampa. I'm in Tampa 2 to 3 times a week and would be happy to meet. I fly in to Peter OKnight airport, which is really a beautiful site from the air or ground.

The guys on this site, and in this thread, are the true pros. I'm happy to give you my limited perspective from a relatively new owner. There was a unicorn 4-place Thorp here in Tampa, but my good friend bought that and flew it to Kansas City.

PM me your planned schedule and I'll be happy to accommodate, either in Tampa or we could get a few folks together nearby.

Congrats on your purchase. It's an amazing airplane that offers so much for a modest price. I was born and raised on the other side of Canada, in Calgary. I was very close to buying an RV-3 there, but thankfully Cubes and Lee stepped in and showed me that buying the Thorp and avoiding the import process was the right choice.


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