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N89654 flies again!

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I'm tickled to announce after nearly 5 years of work, N89654 flew again last Sunday. Flight went great and I'm looking forward to spending more time with her.
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Congratulations!
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Excellent!
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Congratulations! Need pictures or it didn’t happen.
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congratulations! 22 Convention Sturgis SD. would be a great first long trip?
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Great news and great job completing the project!

Beware!! After completing a rebuild, there's always another project lurking in your future!

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Thanks everyone. It was a long slog that took way too long. Had a leaking fuel tank in a metalized wing. Lots of rivets, and waiting for and buying 3 e-bay tanks to find one that didn't leak worse than what I took out.
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Congratulations Dave! You've got more persistence and skill than I do. Glad to see another of our airplanes back in the air.
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