Message #223

Date: Dec 26 1999 11:56:47 EST
From: DK807@aol.com
Subject: Re: Howdy

Hey John,
  And, if you're like me, here's to emerging from the holidays unharmed.  
Good Lord, I'm getting way too old for this level of social whatever.

   My Flybaby is a 30 yr. old stock Babe from Indiana.  Up-exhaust A-65 (very 
old), runs like a Swiss watch, cruises around 70 indicated, and flies great.  
Other than some very minor changes, she's a keeper.

   I'm putting some over-hauled, but older looking instuments in the panel, 
and changing the flying wires from 1/8th to 5/32 ".  'Course, the turnbuckels 
and forks,etc, have to be upgraded as well, but I'll have a better feeling 
cruising along in rough air.  It's got a round windshield---at first I 
didin't like the look, but I gotta' tell ya,
it's smoother riding and more effective than the old 3-panel job.  

   Well, I'm going now to your website to check out your work.  Stay in 
touch.   Dave