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Yellowbird is Yellowbird. Her name was the winning entry in a contest on the old iPilot web board.

On August 30, 2011, about 1800 eastern daylight time, a bird of unknown make/model was destroyed when it collided with a Cessna 177B shortly after takeoff from runway 10 at Delaware Municipal Airport (DLZ), Delaware, Ohio. The bird received fatal injuries. The Cessna pilot was uninjured. The...

I used Soundex sheets (ordered from Spruce) when I did my interior. No adhesive was used - the interior panels hold the insulation in place.

A few years ago, I hiked out to a B-52 crash site in southern New Hampshire. I don't remember the details of the crash, but it's apparently the only B-52 crash that had no fatalities.

I grew up in Plainview. I remember a similar feature that ran in the local newspaper. (This was back in the 1970's.)

I sprung for the right seat ride a couple of years ago. I have about 15 minutes of dual in a Trimotor in my logbook. The thing flies like a truck, but it's a neat experience.

Nothing fancy, but it gets me where I need to go: (The bracket in front of the ADF box holds a Garmin 196.)

My first thought as well. :D

Great news! :D Did you keep the old spar? It would make a nice conversation piece/paperweight/doorstop/club for beating away the Cardinal groupies, etc.

Nose shot, with matching prop tips:

There's your problem. Cardinals must be washed a minimum of five hours, followed by a wax and massage, otherwise they get cranky. :wink2:

... for the privilege of washing and waxing the newly repainted Yellowbird?

My favorite airport list keeps losing airports, mostly recently added favorites. Has anyone else seen this happen?

How did you get a Cardinal loaded aft of the cg? I've run hypothetical loads on my Cardinal, and the only way I could get it out of bounds with an aft cg was to put 650+ pounds of passengers and cargo in the rear seats and baggage area, with a hypothetical 98 lb weakling alone in the front...

Deming, NM

Dang, we're not going to match anymore. Now you'll have to get your Cardinal repainted in the same design, with red instead of yellow. :D

Did you ever get an answer from the insurance company regarding whether the damage was covered?

Border + drop shadow = lots of masking.

More pics, from today's trip to the paint shop: The wraps come off. I've decided to have the prop tips painted to match. Hanging the flaps. You don't want to know how much that N-number cost. I still need to pick the Cessna logo and Cardinal decals for the tail.