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  1. Where have I been?

    Hi all, I know I haven't been around much for a few months. Life got kind of crazy on me.

    First, after 8 months of marital hell my wife left me and Alaska to go home to Utah. We're working on the divorce now.

    This August, I got some really bad news on my airplane at it's annual inspection. Short answer is that it requires about $12k in repairs to be airworthy again. So I sold it "as-is" to a student aircraft mechanic. It'll provide a nice training project ...

    Updated 10-01-2010 at 03:23 AM by melev

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  2. Time to pull that trigger!

    by , 09-30-2010 at 11:52 AM (T.I.B.E.T (The Incredibly Big Expensive Tank))
    I got the final OK to re-quote the tanks (sump and display). So now I'm starting on the process of approaching each and every company on my list for a new quote for the tanks. The goal is to have both tanks in the house before the holidays, so we're leaving a lot of lead time to get those panes of 10.5ft glass. I have 5 places to get quotes from now; all glass, and there is now even a guy who I've heard (through the grapevine so it needs to be confirmed) that will warranty his work!

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