De rode ridder
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I am starting this topic with a déjà vu. Wasn't it me who started a similar topic almost 2 years ago?
A lot of time has passed since and the good thing is that I learned a lot about this precious piece of aeronautical engineering.
I also learned a lot about myself and about life. I made a lot of friends and I am really glad that next to the L-4 / J-3 community in the US, we are making progress on a small growing community of L-4 / J-3 enthusiasts here in Europe too.
So in this particular case I have to express a lot of gratitude to all of you in this Forum and outside of it. It kept my L-4 spirit going even after I sold my previous project to the Malta Aviation Museum. The L-4H is in really good hands and they work with the skills and craftsmanship of the days when the L-4 saw its first light.
Somehow I was glad that the L-4 would stop being a ghost project that was hunting around but on the other hand sad that it was the end of my cub experience. So many L-4 's were made but finding a doable project for a guy like me was hard. There are some people around that have them laying somewhere in the back of a hangar but have different reasons to keep them there.
Not for Per and Martin who were so noble to save another L-4. Instead off parting it out for parts they were in desperate need off for there own L-4 restoration projects, they saw a chance for me to get back in the L-4 cub world and save another grasshopper. Thanks guys. I owe you a lot.
So here I am again. The L-4 saga continues.
A lot of time has passed since and the good thing is that I learned a lot about this precious piece of aeronautical engineering.
I also learned a lot about myself and about life. I made a lot of friends and I am really glad that next to the L-4 / J-3 community in the US, we are making progress on a small growing community of L-4 / J-3 enthusiasts here in Europe too.
So in this particular case I have to express a lot of gratitude to all of you in this Forum and outside of it. It kept my L-4 spirit going even after I sold my previous project to the Malta Aviation Museum. The L-4H is in really good hands and they work with the skills and craftsmanship of the days when the L-4 saw its first light.
Somehow I was glad that the L-4 would stop being a ghost project that was hunting around but on the other hand sad that it was the end of my cub experience. So many L-4 's were made but finding a doable project for a guy like me was hard. There are some people around that have them laying somewhere in the back of a hangar but have different reasons to keep them there.
Not for Per and Martin who were so noble to save another L-4. Instead off parting it out for parts they were in desperate need off for there own L-4 restoration projects, they saw a chance for me to get back in the L-4 cub world and save another grasshopper. Thanks guys. I owe you a lot.
So here I am again. The L-4 saga continues.
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