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Re: Houston! Update for Friday!
Posted by Ryan Harris on Sat Oct 18, 2003 03:26:13 AM
In reply top Re: Houston! Update for Friday! posted by Stephen Rister on Fri Oct 17, 2003 11:13:44 PM
Nervous Energy looked great today when she came in with Stewart Dawson's Sea Fury. I was standing right next to the T.9 when they taxied in. From what I heard, Nervous Energy only got out of the paint shop yesterday. Personally I liked her better in bare metal but she still looks good nonetheless. Looked really nice on her pass after the Heritage Flight. Howard looked great with the Super Hornet too. I was kinda hoping he would bring the Bearcat instead but I can't complain with what is sitting there. Hard to argue with 2 Wildcats, 2 Dauntless' (never expected that), 2 Mustangs, and if Raybourne Thompson happens to taxi in by chance tomorrow then 2 Spitfires.
The Lone Star report I got was that the Spit had a cam problem, the Corsair had an exhaust stack issue, and then the Hellcat and Thunderbolt had some other engine issue. Bearcat is still in the paint shop.
There are still other possibilities that might show up. I won't be surprised to find a few more planes show up in the morning. Shoot, I can think of two instances where something has shown up on Saturday afternoon just to fly on Sunday. For an airshow that was dealing with a low budget this year because of a rainout last year, I'd say we're darn lucky.