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I am part of the generation that will inherit (is inheriting) this legacy, and I can guarantee you, that while the appreciation is different for the different generations, there is still a desire to keep these machines flying.I grieve for the great birds when our generation is gone.
Our buddy Wuzak is also down in New Zealand and I hope you both went to the show, saw the Yak-3, and enjoyed it.
Since you are in New Zealand, you can see one of our engines down there in a newly-completed Yak-3. We sent an Allison V-1710 down to Graham Frue (not sure of the spelling of his last name) and they flew it at the Waribird Over Wanaka Airshow just recently. The Allison is very relaible and it SHOULD be flying down there for a long time. I hope you enjoy it. The engine ran great on the test stand (they ALL do or we fix them!) and Graham was very pleased to find he could show the Mustangs a thing or two about maneuverabilty and climb rate. In point of fact, he can wax their butts in ACM below 15,000 feet.
Yes I tried the boomberang in a grass park, no damage but I also didn't catch it. I started to try and decided I needed my good hand more than I needed to break a finger.
I have thrown Australian Boomernags before and have caught them, so I know how to throw them.
The real issue is catching them ... and I have, but not this one. When I did, I was wearing a catcher's mitt from American baseball, and it helped a lot.
Meanwhile, pet a Tasmianian Devil for me ...