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It is early Saturday morning here in a little village near Alba in the
North West of beautiful Italy. Last night is the first I managed access
to the InterNet since arriving late last Tuesday. However, for some reason,
I am un able to retrieve or send eM..... I am going to try an post the
below quickie report. Please remember, I don't have an editor to proof
read my ramblings and I am dyslexic and obviously no typist, so don't be
so dam critical about my grammer, spelling, ect. Just be happy I take the
time to post this stuff and include my fellow rotor heads....
Happy to report not only am I having a almost GREAT time, my
somewhat new wife seems to be too. However, since
she is not accustom to not knowing the language of the country she is in
and the frustration it can causes internally, Damaris is not as delighted
as I, but she too is :) most of the time.
Since this is the first access to the InterNet, I wanted to pop a few
quick words n fotos over the big pond to SHnPGIE's server about our trip.
So, don't expect much, this is just a quickie.......
Below are our two hosts, Angelo Crapinzaon on
the left n Flavio Giacosa pictured here in the
rental parking garage at TRN (Torino air Port).
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In the foto below Damaris n I, (note the expression of total
distinction on my face) are in a little town of Saluzzo which is south
east of the Crapinzano's town of Paesana about 25km/15 miles. Lucinan,
Angelo lovely wife had taken Damaris shopping when I was spending time
with Angelo at his shop. Memorably, Angelo hands me the fone while at his
shop and says "it is for you". On the line I here Lucinan say "be kind
to your wife" than I here Damaris say "can I put 1,ooo bucks on the credit
card? Naturally as the nearly perfect husband as I am (ha-ha), I reluctantly
gave my blessing. Anyway, Damaris and Luciana arrive home later that day
having spent 1,3oo on the old MC but with a some what spectacular 18 carrot
gold bracelet for her n I along with a stunning red purse........
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We spent a lovely day wondering round in the rental car, had a toasted
cheese sandwich for lunch in a little a smoke filled bar in Saluzzo, which
I ended up needing to step out side of n eat my lunch using a belly
button hi out door ashtray for table due to the intolerable cigerette smoke
filled bar......... Anyway, during out round about return (the scenic rout)
to the Crapinzano's, I noticed almost every sign said Torino, feeling some
what confident I could navigate the round trip journey back n forth
before it got dark, Torino here we come.
In Torino after some wondering around, I was finally able to re locate
the EliSport/HeliSport building up Traforo di Pino, the home of my CH-7
Angel, which I have affectionately named, Miss Nina. Pictured below are
a few fotos of the Marvelous Kompress as they sit in there work shop in
various stages of completion..........
I use the word Marvelous, be cause the Kompress is no toy/Sunday helicopter,
it is a serious flying machine that looks almost as beautiful (if you like
machines) sitting on the ground in all it's mechanical glory, (electronic
governor, cyclic mounted trim, turbo charged FOUR CYCLE
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power plant, inter com system, a 9 meters per second gross weight climb
rate performance, even the some what cozy/cramped motorcycle seating
for two pictured below is some what appealing to me, if you got a pretty
girl behind you (I remember hastely applying the breaks on my morotcycle
numerous times with an equally numerous abount of girls on the back seat
when I was a high school student, just to get a better feel of the two
thinks poking in my back, nast teen wasn't I :).......).
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The plan is to spend most of the day (I hope) at HeliSport new maintenance
hangar near Asti where Damaris n I will most likely have the fortune to
experience the Kompress in flight. So, Got - Ta - Go, naturally I
let you know how it goes as soon as I can.
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