Restoration Team at Flabob 1st EAA--War Stories

Jan Helsel telling about his hair-raising Piloting experiences with the YO out of Binh Thuy 1971.
Rob Skinner the Current Crew Chief on YO-3a 69-18007 (Cable Airport) listening to Kurt Olney, the 1st Crew Chief on 007 (Phu Bai RVN 1970-71) tell some whoppers.
Don Richmond giving away top secret information on the QT-2 (YO-3A prototype.) Don was the Crew Chief on the QT-2. Check out Don's handywork at http://www.prizecrew.org

Okay guys, get back to work on 007!

A short breather

Our Crew Chief, Rob, has us on a fast track with the YO-3A restoration. As questions arise, answers are being found. Having all the manuals and drawings and access to developers, pilots, and former crew chiefs (and our current one at NASA, Randy Hobbs) is making the job much easier. As you will note above, we found the Organizational Maintenance handbook with changes thru October 1971!

Bruce Elliot who owns YO-3A 001 and 005 is on standby for spare parts if he has them.

Kurt Olney, Jan Helsel, Don Richmond and Rob Skinner gave a presentation at the 1stEAA at Flabob Airport, Riverside. It was a bunch of fun and we got a free lunch out of the deal.

Restoration will resume after the Easter break.

1st EAA presentation at Flabob, Riverside went well on Sunday, April 9. Photos and more stories coming.

Rob has started some decision making processes involving streamlining the cockpit for greater visibililtly. Also changes in navigation and communication equipment. We will be flying this at airshows so visibility will be top priority. Decisions, Decisions, Decisions....

Rob makes progress on Engine. Air Show a Bust

Riverside Airshow never got off the ground. Bud and I got wet and sold about 10 bucks worth of stuff. We would have been better off helping Rob with the YO-3A at Cable. At least the Engine rebuild is on track....