Tag Archives: Spad

What’s Jay Up To?

Posted on February 22, 2018 by civilwarrose5

This is the question that I am most asked by people who don’t get to see Jay very often. Or who haven’t seen him in a while. To be honest, there are times that I wonder this myself. What IS … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 15

Posted on May 2, 2017 by civilwarrose5

(Before I get started on this post I need to set the mood. You know how in the Chick Flicks there’s usually some kind of sappy music going on during the montage where the lead girl is undergoing her Ugly … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 14

Posted on April 23, 2017 by civilwarrose5

I think that I need to remove the TV from the workshop. It seems that Chad has been watching a lot of TV. At least, I think that’s where he gets his ideas. First I found him getting a chemical … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! – Part 11

Posted on March 23, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Jay has been commissioned to work on other projects, so poor Chad had been neglected for a while. Then this past weekend Jay decided that he was going to work on the next steps of preparing Chad for flight. Except… … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 10

Posted on February 13, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Chad was despairing. “Oh, woe is me! When will I get some more attention?!” Poor Chad! He felt like he had been neglected. But as you can see, he’s had a bit of attention paid to him. The leading edges … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 9

Posted on January 10, 2016 by civilwarrose5

Chad, the Spad, was rather sad. It had been a while since Jay had really done much playing. The problem? Jay was to the point where he needed to work on the landing gear mounts, etc… but his mean ol’ … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 8

Posted on December 15, 2015 by civilwarrose5

Chad, the Spad, was feeling pretty weighted down. He wanted to get some things off his chest. Or else he wanted to lift some weights. He wasn’t sure what to do. Instead, he decided to show off his flaps.   … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 7

Posted on December 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The masses have spoken. There will be more pictures. At least, as many as I can get Jay to take. This series of blog posts has become rather popular so I will defer to those who have asked for more … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s a Spad! Part 6

Posted on November 23, 2015 by civilwarrose5

The overhead door people have been scheduled to install a giant door in our basement, so we can continue building this airplane. So far we have taken a look at the length of one wing. Actually, this is half of … Continue reading →

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Egads! It’s A Spad! Part 5

Posted on November 13, 2015 by civilwarrose5

When we last saw the A-1 Skyraider we had just seen the tail come together. Plus we had installed some push rods. Not to mention we had watched a LOT of football and drank a lot of beer. Phew! We … Continue reading →

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