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My name is Phil Birkelbach.  Recently I acquired a really exciting project.  I was offered a deal that I simply could not refuse on an almost complete Pitts S1-C.  This airplane was built by Elton Hazel over many years.  The workmanship on this airplane is superb but it has been sitting for a long time.  Some of it for more than 30 years.  It has never flown but I intend to finish it and get it flying.  This site will chronicle that journey.