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Old March 10th 07, 03:27 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Frank Stutzman[_2_]
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Default You know you own an airplane when...

Jim Burns wrote:
... a 3" x 3" piece of 1/16" lexan with two stickers, a rivet through it,
and a finger hole costs $150 NOS or $245 from Piper.


You know you own a beechcraft when you consider buying a roll of steel
cable at the hardware store for $50. Figure you will cut it up in 20
foot chunks, sell them to your other beech friends and get rich.
After all, RAPID (Raytheons parts distributer) does that and gets
$700 for each chunk.

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Frank Stutzman
Bonanza N494B "Hula Girl"
Hood River, OR (soon to be Boise, ID)