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Old September 3rd 03, 05:29 PM
Paul Tomblin
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In a previous article, Foster said:
Paul Tomblin wrote:

Looking at the 5 Pipers on our flight line
(http://www.rochesterflyingclub.com/f...equipment.html), (and the four
aircraft that we've sold in the time I've belonged to the club) I'd have
to say that Piper wingtips, wheel fairings and cowls are made with
possibly the worst grade of fiberglass ever made.


That's why they're so cheap to replace. ;-)


No, that's why we've got a pair of LoPresti Zip Tips waiting for us when
we take the Dakota to Goderich to get repainted this fall. We're not
wasting another dime of Piper crap fiberglass.


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It could have been raining flaming bulldozers, and those idiots would have
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