[Leica] IMG: Stearman Restoration

[Sonny Carter]

Stearman trainers didn't have radios, I understand. they communicated with
light signals to towers, so when it was time to come in from training, they
would send a striped painted plane out to gather in the planes.

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> It was nice to see and hear, Sonny.  Peeping in, I could see that the
> panels were pretty much original in content.  Seeing an antenna, I asked,
> and yes, there is a radio tucked away somewhere.  And, what appeared to be
> modern strobe position lights.  But, it was as near to original as I have
> seen lately.  Except for the P&W R-985 driving a huge constant-speed prop.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
> On 8/21/2015 11:04 AM, Sonny Carter wrote:
>
>> Biplanes-  THE ONLY WAY TO FLY!  Stearman is one of my favs.  You'd think
>> there would be more of them around as many as they built for the Navy and
>> Army and other countries.
>>
>> He's got that one kind of like Navy colors, huh?
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Thanks, Montie.  From his comments, I gathered that he was delivering it
>>> to a proud new owner.
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>>
>>> On 8/21/2015 9:42 AM, Montie wrote:
>>>
>>> Beautiful restoration, and no doubt an utter blast to fly!
>>>>
>>>> Montie
>>>>
>>>> I saw this airplane fly a tight pattern and land for fuel, so I wanted a
>>>>
>>>>> photo.  According to the pilot, it is a recently finished restoration,
>>>>>
>>>> 11 years in the making, and sports a Pratt & Whitney R-985 of 450 hp
>>>> instead of the original 225 hp.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/Stearman+Restoration+450+hp.jpg.html
>>>>
>>>> iPhone photo with post-processing
>>>>
>>>> Comments and critiques welcomed.
>>>>
>>>>
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Sonny
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1714
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USA