Apr 11 2011

Bye Bye Bubba….

Bubba has moved on.   Earlier this week, Tony and I flew up to NC to check a cozy out for a prospective buyer (smart move).  After checking the rotary powered cozy out, FOUR builders emphatically told the buyer it was a piece of crap.  Fuel leaks, structural issues… a plane worthy of a chainsaw.   The buyer was faced with 5 days on the east coast with nothing to do until his flight back home, so I offered him a place to stay at my house so he could check out Charleston and more in the south east.  Make a vacation out of the trip. 

Somewhere along the way, we started discussing Bubba and he wanted to check it out.   A quick trip to the airport and an hour later I agreed to sell him. 

Two weeks late Soheb showed up with a truck and trail to move Bubba to his home in Vancouver BC. 

The engine was taken off to allow for easier handling of the fuselage.

Bubba was tilted up at an angle on the trailer to ensure it did not exceed the federal width restriction on a trailer load.

Lots of blocking and hold down straps.

Sort of looks like a modern sculpture on wheels! 

Bye Buy Bubba.  I would have loved to have flown you again but I have my ultimate airplane to build and it is time for you to go to your new home.