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Mustang II builder here.

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John

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Feb 9, 2003
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Location
Middle Tennessee
Hi everyone. I live in the middle Tennessee area just south of Nashville.
I just past the 1000 hour mark in the construction of my Bushby Mustang II project. Although I really look forward to the end result, I've turned the whole building project into a hobby. Most enjoyable. I just finished fitting the remaining fuselage skins and I'm preparing for the final riveting session that will take this project out of the jig and onto the gear for the first time. The empennage is complete and I'll be starting the wings next. I have a Lycoming IO-320-B1A , 0-smoh waiting on the stand. I attend AirVenture every year and do most of my shopping there.
Unrolling those long sheets of aluminum when I get home is like spreading banquet before me. I've worked as a tool and die maker and tool designer for almost 30 years. I've been a private pilot for only five though. Before flying, I built and raced inboard hydroplanes for over fifteen years. Before that I was a skydiver. As you may imagine, I'm a bit of an adrennalin junkie. Looking forward to doing some "hangar flying" here on the list.
 
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