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I think the Flighter 51 is more desirable than the darned old plum.

"Don't hurry, don't worry. It's better to be late at the Golden Gate than to arrive in Hell on time."
--Sign in a bar and grill, Ormond Beach, Florida, 1960.

 

 

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I think the Flighter 51 is more desirable than the darned old plum.

 

I wouldn't say more desirable than the plum, but I would have to think long and hard as to which one I'd give up first!

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I think the Flighter 51 is more desirable than the darned old plum.

 

Now let's not get rash...

 

(If you'd give up a Plum for a Flighter it's just because your inner C-Worder won't let you admit the truth that the Flighter is too heavy. ;) )

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

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Hooker56 Vintage

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Nor does my 51 Flighter set go poorly with my Rolex Fat Lady...
however Sasha, Kenneth Parker TRIED to perfect a pen that won't leak under pressurized flight conditions...mine still burps ink during flights. No matter how full (unless completely empty). I've learned to keep a baggy and paper towel in my briefcase.

 

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BTW, I wasn't wild about my Flighter's stock Fine Pt. so I sent it to Greg Minuskin and had him fashion a 1.4mm stub.

 

It makes an exquisite signature and note writing pen. I use it at least some everyday. Worth every penny!

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Further to the 51 Flighter, Parker made a sister pen called the insignia/Signet. All metal body and cap.


Which I believe was manufactured in 1948, started out as the Insignia then became known as the Signet.


I see both the Flighter and Insignia/Signet as pretty much the same pen. One all gold filled and the other Stainless.


Both beautiful looking pens. Just need the Flighter to complete the set/pair.


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Yes.

 

Bruce in Ocala, Fl

 

Thanks for the confirmation Bruce.

I'll have to get a mate to take a pic of my 45 and Seiko. :)

 

Jason

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@Sasha Royale:

Given the workhorse nature of DC-3s, having a connection between them and Parker 51s seems very appropriate. I have actually flown in one, back in the 1970s: one of the Social Studies teachers in my high school ran a trip down to Guatemala, and we flew from Guatemala City to Flores. Which was good, because all the other tour groups who just planned to fly to Tikal for the day got screwed -- the landing strip at Tikal had been closed because there had been the 4th plane crash in about 2 months right around the time of the trip. But because we were staying in Flores, then gone by bus to Tikal (and to Ceibal, the day before) we didn't miss out. (The plane that had crashed was still at the bottom of the landing strip, with its nose bashed in; the pilot apparently had a broken leg, and the passengers were trying to figure out how to get back to Guatemala City, which was an 18 hour bus ride....)

@pajaro and OcalaFlGuy:

Nope, I'll stick to the Plum, thanks! If someone *gave* me a 51 Flighter of course I'd happily use it (just as I would a Buckskin Beige one -- at least temporarily -- even though I think that color is hideous). But to trade away my Plum Baby Aero Demi for one? No way! They'll have to pry that pen from my cold dead fingers....

Ruth Morrisson aka inkstainedruth

"It's very nice, but frankly, when I signed that list for a P-51, what I had in mind was a fountain pen."

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How common are the P-51 flighters? I've been wanting one for a while now, and on fleabay, they go for horrendous prices. I've yet to find one in the wild (though I do have a sumgai story about a P51 Vac...), and I doubt I would.

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Okay Jotter,

 

Now you're just showing off!

 

:D

You would cry if I told you what I paid for them.

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You would cry if I told you what I paid for them.

I believe you. You're near Janesville!

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I believe you. You're near Janesville!

Yes 20 miles east of Janesville.

It is tough at the local auctions when the deep pocket collectors/resellers that come out to bid. I'm just a bottom feeder at times with shallow pockets.

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Yes 20 miles east of Janesville.

It is tough at the local auctions when the deep pocket collectors/resellers that come out to bid. I'm just a bottom feeder at times with shallow pockets.

Yeah, but you're bottom feeding in the right place. Talk about a target rich environment! One of the most fun things about this hobby to me is finding the pens...every one has a story and I just add to it when I find it.

 

Nice pencil. I found my 51 Flighter pen shortly after it went on my list for a great price, but the pencil took me a long time to find. Seems like every pencil I came across the seller was asking a small fortune. Finally found one that was reasonable.

 

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Clyton

"Not a Hooker Hooker, but rather a left-handed overwriter."

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Yeah, but you're bottom feeding in the right place. Talk about a target rich environment! One of the most fun things about this hobby to me is finding the pens...every one has a story and I just add to it when I find it.

 

Nice pencil. I found my 51 Flighter pen shortly after it went on my list for a great price, but the pencil took me a long time to find. Seems like every pencil I came across the seller was asking a small fortune. Finally found one that was reasonable.

 

Cheers-

 

Clyton

Last night I met a number of former Parker employees at the opening of the new Parker exhibit downtown Janesville. See my other post [ I met Geoffrey Parker ]

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Parker even applied the term to the Parker 45 ballpoint. I had a Made in UK one for a long time. Lost it. Only nice pen I have ever lost. I have a Jotter that is all stainless, don't remember if they called it a Flighter though. But the P45 it was applied to.

Brad

"Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind" - Rudyard Kipling
"None of us can have as many virtues as the fountain-pen, or half its cussedness; but we can try." - Mark Twain

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If you're a collecting Parkers, I think a "Flighter" sub-collection is a fun and relatively easy thing to do; particularly as there are so many varieties and examples out there to get.

 

As long as you bring it up, here is my "Flighter" sub-collection, with a Parker 75 Sterling Cisele set along for the ride...

 

http://i597.photobucket.com/albums/tt56/romagno/Flighters005a2.jpg

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