{"id":2530,"date":"2015-03-14T23:04:57","date_gmt":"2015-03-14T23:04:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/?p=2530"},"modified":"2026-03-31T22:35:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T20:35:34","slug":"the-girl-with-an-unusual-cool-hobby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-girl-with-an-unusual-cool-hobby\/","title":{"rendered":"Maria &#8211; The girl with an aircraft restoration hobby"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Maria, who is a mathematician from Novosibirsk &#8220;scientists city&#8221; as it was called in Soviet times, has a rather\u00a0unusual hobby. Can you guess what is she up to just by looking at the\u00a0photo above? Probably the first thought that comes to mind is that her hobby is flying planes or plane spotting. Well, not really. Her hobby doesn&#8217;t consist of flying around, she actually\u00a0has a\u00a0large passenger jet to restore piece by piece, slowly.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/fd7583d35a7fefae0e20ea954b48214e.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=750703282  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2546\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:670\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/fd7583d35a7fefae0e20ea954b48214e-670x670.jpg\" alt=\"fd7583d35a7fefae0e20ea954b48214e\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Maria, who almost finished her doctorate program in a local university, has got a real, once operational Soviet TU-104 plane to restore. The plane is parked at the very far end of the airfield and it&#8217;s pretty far away from her day job and place of residence, however she visits her plane almost every\u00a0day to work on it, just like a dedicated person would!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\"><img data-opt-id=2075640215  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2545\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-670x446.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Maria has met and greeted the photographers near her plane, trying to calm the watch dogs of various\u00a0types living near her plane. &#8220;I am coming here a few days a week. It takes one hour and a half to get here. First on a bus,\u00a0then in a taxi&#8221;, says\u00a0Maria. &#8220;It&#8217;s very hard to get here in winter, when the snow is high. I get shoes full of snow whilst getting to the plane. It&#8217;s very cold in the plane in the winter.&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/5.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=498571591  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/5-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2544\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"5\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">And when the photographers got into the plane, it really was much colder inside than outside.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/6.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=238006303  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/6-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2543\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"6\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/7.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1828594930  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/7-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2542\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"7\" width=\"473\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000002\">&#8220;I first got interested in planes because of my frequent job related\u00a0trips.&#8221;, says Maria. &#8221; So I got interested in how they work, and what they consist of.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/831db202723f09ed58b111319ccbb9e2.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1766129633  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/831db202723f09ed58b111319ccbb9e2-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2541\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"831db202723f09ed58b111319ccbb9e2\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Five years ago she learned that there was a written-off &#8211; out of service, grounded plane here in Berdsk. &#8220;I came here and asked to take a look at what&#8217;s inside&#8221;, says Masha. &#8220;It was a very sad sight &#8211; all of the gauges and devices were ripped off, the wiring was stolen by the scrap metal hunters.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/8-2.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=867816956  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/8-2-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2540\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"8-2\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">&#8220;So I offered to them that I\u00a0would\u00a0restore the plane.&#8221; At first they were skeptical, however as Maria started bringing in the rare pieces of equipment for the cockpit they became more assured of her seriousness.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/de430c9ed87bc0c6aa735584c9b5e99a.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1818298236  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/de430c9ed87bc0c6aa735584c9b5e99a-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2539\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"de430c9ed87bc0c6aa735584c9b5e99a\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post_pic_p\" style=\"color: #000002;text-align: justify\">As you can see, a lot of gauges are already in position!<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_pic_p\" style=\"color: #000002;text-align: justify\">&#8220;For now I restore only the cabin, the cockpit, the dashboard&#8221;, says Maria, &#8220;I find the parts via the internet, online, some for money, some people give them to me as gifts&#8221;. She didn&#8217;t mention the prices of those things, so as\u00a0not to attract a\u00a0new bunch\u00a0of burglars and scrappers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"post_pic_p\" style=\"color: #000002;text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/aa919a301a9e2ea536cf66f01aaef453.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=1984841406  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/aa919a301a9e2ea536cf66f01aaef453-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2537\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"aa919a301a9e2ea536cf66f01aaef453\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"post_pic_p\" style=\"color: #000002;text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">She still hopes that someday this plane can fly. &#8220;However, as for now, the ready to fly\u00a0state of this plane is zero percent ready, almost nothing is in here &#8211; no engines, nothing&#8221; says the girl. &#8220;We have finished 60% of the cockpit and cabin, but it is really not enough for the plane to fly&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"post_pic_p\" style=\"color: #000002;text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/9.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2076236445  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/9-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2536\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"9\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">&#8220;It&#8217;s more likely that we&#8217;ll\u00a0make a museum piece of\u00a0the plane. Even now whole families come to me and ask to sit inside, take photos, etc.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/4.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2075640215  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2545\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/4-670x446.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">She started alone, but recently her boyfriend started to help her from time to time, and then two senior ex-pilots joined her effort in restoration jobs. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/10.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2016429652  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/10-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2534\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"10\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">&#8220;This plane has stayed\u00a0here for 36 years already!&#8221;, says the girl, &#8220;At first they used it for\u00a0some training for paratroopers, then it was used just as a storage facility, and later it was just abandoned.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/1_11.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=2087153444  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1_11-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2533\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"1_11\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">Maria has yet to learn how to fly\u00a0a plane, for now she is finishing her doctorate and after that she plans to take\u00a0flying classes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/1_12.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=92395521  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:670\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/1_12-670x670.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2532\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20670%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22670%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22670%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"1_12\" width=\"474\" height=\"474\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #000002\">As for this plane, it is a TU-104 &#8211; the first Soviet passenger jet. It was used from 1956 to 1979 and around 201 planes were built. The crew is 7 people, and it can carry 50 to 100 passengers. According to studies, almost 18% of these planes got into an emergency or crashed, which makes it the worst among all Soviet planes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2015\/03\/54da1ff0a68ccd24d2534293632a7286.jpg\"><img data-opt-id=319681359  data-opt-src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:670\/h:446\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/54da1ff0a68ccd24d2534293632a7286-670x446.jpg\"  decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-2531\" src=\"data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20670%20446%22%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%22670%22%20height%3D%22446%22%20fill%3D%22transparent%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt=\"54da1ff0a68ccd24d2534293632a7286\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A big thanks to Maria for restoring the aircraft and to the photographers!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Additional Reads &#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><a title=\"MiG 15 Fagot \u2013 The 65 year old jet still going strong!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/mig-15-fagot-the-70-year-old-65-year-old-jet-still-going-strong.html\">The MiG15<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"What it\u2019s like to fly close air support against IS militants.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/what-its-like-to-fly-close-air-support-against-is-militants.html\">What it\u2019s like to fly CAS with IS militants<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The Airbus A400M Atlas\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-a400m-atlas.html\">The A400M \u2013 Atlas<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"The top 7 weirdest bombs and missiles\" href=\"https:\/\/www.migflug.com\/jetflights\/the-top-7-weirdest-bombs-and-missiles.html\">The 7 weirdest bombs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">Author &#8211; Jake Meilak<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maria, who is a mathematician from Novosibirsk &#8220;scientists city&#8221; as it was called in Soviet times, has a rather\u00a0unusual hobby. 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