US Customs still Ruminating

US Customs is still trying to figure out how many more tests they can apply to the TBM.  So earlier this week on Tuesday morning we hired a Chicago attorney who specializes in trade law.  Now, all of a sudden, we are coincidentally getting more information and faster movement.

 

Mid day yesterday some seemingly good news came in (through our attorney Paul Anderson) that there was some type of big exam to happen, which was to commence at 1800.  They had earlier in the day requested overall airplane dimensions. We then heard back through Paul that they shared that the airplane would not fit through their "drive thru" x-ray machine.  So we can now only speculate that last night's exam was for x-ray, and must have been with portable x-ray scanning equipment.

 

In the meantime, we have finalized our art for the TBM.  In keeping with the Wolf Gang squadron who flew from the USS Bunker Hill, we have carefully replicated the squadron's patch.  We need to give shout out for Spark, a division of PBD, inc., which is led by Karyn Wanaski.  And special thanks to Charlotte Gotfredson, of Spark, who rendered all the artwork.  And also thanks to Jill Wicklund from Cushing & Company for the fabulous production.

VT-84 "Wolf Gang" Squadron who were assigned to the USS Bunker Hill, CV-17