Re: The 492, today

Ross Miller Wrote:
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> Hey Popeye,
>
> Thanks for the photo.
>
> Is there any talk in Chama of performing the 1472
> on 497 any time soon? What is the cost (typical)
> of a 1472 Inspection and would the Friends be
> interested in helping offset the cost/labor of the
> process? I know it is a hypothetical/what if like
> the rest of us dreaming, but has there been any
> talk of working on refurbishing the 497?
>
> THank you for your input. I hope I speak for a
> bunch of the folks here when I humbly say thank
> you (and all the Friends) for your contributions.

Thank you! It's so much fun to work with so many knowledgeable people.

I'm just a fly on the wall here, but, there are no immediate plans for the 497. But I wouldn't count her out yet, either.

A few more summers like this one, and, the chances get better. I would never say never.

The 487, I think, is coming up for a 1472 next year, and one K-36 down makes it a little precarious, especially if another engine suffers a serious injury, like the 484 blowing out a piston last year.

~

Doug Frederick, Chama, New Mexico.

"Think you used enough dynamite there, Butch?"

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