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Joined
Feb 11, 2003
Messages
17
Location
Punta Gorda, Florida
Well, I'm an Old fart having fun with my Retirement.. I am a member of EAA Ch 565 in Punta Gorda FL, and PRA,EAA Ch 1192 in Labelle FL. Punta Gorda is my home chapter and LaBelle is my Gyro Club. I first started flying in 1956 in a J-3 Cub that belonged to a friend my brother raced cars with. I traded wrench time on his car for fly time in his J-3.
While in the Marine Corps I had the opportunity to fly some, but seemed like I was in a classroom too much of the time. After that raising a family put flying on the bottom of the list (How many times have we heard this story?) I partnered with a friend with a Gyro, Benson B8, in the late 60's. After we used it up, I didn't fly for several years. Since moving to Florida in 1979 I have been involved in ultralights, a Quicksilver, and one that was "built-like" a QS. I helped to restore a Forney Ercoupe, a Cessna 150, and an Experimental Home Built called a "Woody-Pusher" It was copied from the Curtiss-Wright Trainer of the 30's.. (Open Cockpit, flies GREAT) I have a partial Corbin Junior Ace, waiting for me to feel like welding again, in the meantime I am building a UL Gyro, "Gyro-Bee" I would like to build a Zodiac 601 XL for the "Sport Class" license coming up. WHO SAID RETIREMENT WAS BORING????
 
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