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Re: I think you missed the point again

Posted by Paul Coggan on Sun Jun 16, 2002 02:41:35 PM

In reply top Re: I think you miss the point posted by James D on Sun Jun 16, 2002 01:25:31 PM


: Surely the only reason that anyone would expend all that t
: ime and money to recover and "restore" (ie: quietly throw
: away 99% of it during the process )a wrecked aircraft is t
: o get a legitimate title to that aircraft. Are they not ju
: st doing it to avoid being saddled with the replica tag an
: d re the original question, keeping the CAA/FAA off their
: back? Net result - exactly the same as your data plate job
: . Or do you really believe that anything being recovered 6
: 0 years after the war just needs a couple of new skins and
: a dab of paint? Like it or not you are talking about a ne
: w aircraft. I think you are being conned by those who woul
: d like you to think that they have restored something and
: not by anyone who has the honesty to say "yes - its basica
: lly a new plane"
:
: James

As those actively involved in restoration will tell you ' a wreck' will often be used to make patterns - and most 'wrecks' throw up more than 1% of parts - in my experience.

There are those that might try and con me James, but not many do.

What I say is based on experience, not hearsay.

Paul Coggan

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