Bringing the Jaguars home to Memphis

	This is the fuselage for Prowler Jaguar kit #13 of 17 that were made. The airplane is about 50% complete. We bought it along with the red/white/blue prototype.
	Jaguar #1 on the trailer, ready to ride to Memphis. Rick: "What's in the crate?" Previous owner: "George Morse (the aircraft's designer) sent it to me. I don't know what it is. When you open it, send me an email and let me know what you find."
	4 outer wing panels loaded. A new, fuel injected, Rodeck V8 engine going into the truck.
	The previous owner loaned us one of his employees. Keith was a big help to us with the loading.
	Engine loaded. Ready for the rest.
	Although the temperature was mild at 75 degrees, the humidity was very high. Toward the end of the loading, heat stroke began to set in. :)
	Everything loaded with room to spare!
	Debbie pulled #13 to Memphis behind her sister's SUV. That correspondence course she took with Truckmasters came in handy!
	Debbie headed out of the gate with #13 in tow.
	Jaguar #1 behind the U-haul. This is a fuel stop somewhere around Dothan, AL. At 30 gallons per re-fuel, I sure was glad that gas wasn't still $4.00 per gallon!
	Not wanting to have the airplanes in the motel parking lot overnight, we parked the U-haul and the two Jaguars at a friend's hangar on Wetumpka Municipal Airport just outside of Prattville, AL. I slept better knowing the airplanes were in a secure place for the night.
	The next morning, we found the airplanes just as we had left them.
	Re-checking all of the tie-downs before the last leg to Memphis.
	We found that we had to stop about once per hour in order to keep everything together. The tie down straps and ropes would stretch over time. The rough roads didn't help either.
	Pulling up to the hangar in Memphis. Debbie did a great job!
	As the sun sets on the 4th day of the adventure, the airplanes are at their new home in Memphis.
	Day 5 is unloading day. I had parked the two trailers and the U-Haul Truck in front of our storage hangar so I had to move them before I could open up and get started. As you can see, the ground was very wet from heavy rains the day before. It took some planning to manage the ramp space.
	After this little adventure, I hope we don't see the airplane on a trailer ever again!
	With the trailers out of the way, the unloading work can begin!
	I had spent about a week, clearing out the storage hangar and rearranging things to make room. First step is to move the Long-Ez (Race 51) out and make way for bringing in the boxes.
	We found a stow-away in the attic of the U-Haul when we opened it up. :)
	Parts is parts! Flight control surfaces and flaps for #13.
	More parts (mostly for #1) stacked up and waiting to be inventoried.
	About the same time we bought these airplanes, we also purchased another T-hangar. This hangar will be where we do work and the other one will store the flyable aircraft and other items. We unloaded the big pieces (wings, and fuselages) into the new work hangar.
	Unloading #1 from the trailer. Thankfully, we had plenty of help. I want to thank Harrel Crone, Jay Taylor, Mary Crone, Stephen Smithson, Jeff Linebaugh and Debbie. You guys are great! Speaking of bad roads, the G-meter in the airplane read +5.5 and -3.5 when we opened it up!
	Off the trailer and ready to move into the workshop.
	The move is complete! Now, a new adventure begins..
	Hopefully, she will look like this again someday soon.

page updated on 1 March 2009 by jrp