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Now this is the truth: About 20 miles from us (as the crow flies) and doctor and his wife bought 100 acres in the middle of nowhere. They have been building a miniature replica (just 15,000 square feet) of the Biltmore for the past three years. They started with a basement of stone to house their wine cellar and it is now in the "dried-in" stage. I was involved with some of the framing construction and have only seen it as a shell. It is rather large to say the least. As it turns out, the property is smack dab in the middle of the flight path for a nearby military aviation training facility. Helicopers fly over their future home dozens of times per day. I understand they are livid and have called the base on numerous occasions requesting the path be changed - to no avail. I must have an evil side, as each time I envision the phone call, I giggle.