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Comment and a few Stearman pics
As many others I'm looking forward to purchasing the super Stearman as soon as it is available. The Stearman has a special place in my heart. I grew up on a farm in Eastern Arkansas. We farmed a little bit, did custom combine work, and owned what we called a "crop dusting" business. My father flew "crop dusters" for over 20 years. My little brother took over the business after returning from the Marine Corps. Although I left home for college and never really returned, some of the strongest memories of my misspent youth are of those spent sitting on the top wing loading and refueling Stearmans getting them ready for the next trip to the field. We also bought a 7AC Champ when I was 16 and had access to it any time we weren't working. The photos were made in the early 70's (I was a school teacher by then). The photos are interesting, at least to me! The first shows my father giving last minute instructions to my younger brother before he takes off. The second is interesting because it shows my dad working 40 acre cotton field which had about ten fully grown pecan trees in it. He's doing a flat turn around a tree about five feet off the ground. The third shows what a crop dusting field in the Arkansas Delta looked like before the EPA required better handling of chemicals. That orange and silver Stearman was my dad's last. When these photots were taken we already owned a Pawnee, primarily for my brother to learn ag flying with. My dad loved Stearmans........but ultimately they shifted over to AgCats and ultimately Turbine AgCats. Sadly the business and both my father and brother are gone.....except for my memories. I apologize for the trip down memory lane but if I recall correctly a crop duster is to be included in the super Stearman package. I can't expect one to have the aluminum clad fuselage covering as the one in the photos, but at least I hope I can paint it orange and silver.
Barry
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