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At the business I last worked at the business was started in 1947. The owner went through many different aircraft until 1969. He bought a 1965 206 with a hole on the floor put in at the factory. The airplane was bought new by the State of Oklahoma DOT, and the pilot that flew it away from the factory worked at the same business that I did. The factory hole was to mount a Leica Wild RC10 for many years and later a RC-30 aerial camera. The RC-30 cost $490,000 grand by itself.
It was used like a fleet work truck. The maintenance was done to meticulous standards. The airframe had over 14,000 hours on it. There were many stretches that it would get 40 hours of time in a week. The same mechanic worked on it for over 40 years and had a real love for that airplane.
It was not pretty, but we knew any mechanical issue it needed or upgrade available was done promptly.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
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