MidWest Velocity Fly-in 2014

The MidWest Canard Fly-in was pretty much a rain-out this year, with 600-800′ ceilings and off of on showers, though Drew Chaplin (Cozy builder from Fort Wayne, In) and his crew did manage to fly in, but we had several local Velocity folks join us for breakfast. Of interest, though, you can see Hugh Dunn […]

[Picture Album] 2010 Wolson Ground-to-Air Photos

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Airplane goes to the airport

We knew this day would come, but the mix of emotions this morning was amazing. It took a lot of work to find someone who would be willing to move the airplane. I talked to a great many local towing companies and other large-duty haulers, the City, the County, the State Transportation Department, and the […]

Wings Move to the Airport

Well, we had gotten a hangar at our local airport (I68, about 7 miles away), and since we were pretty much done with the work on them, we figured we reclaim the dining and living rooms by taking the wings to the airport. Fortunately our friends, and XL/RG builders, the Brainards live in nearby Lebanon and have […]

First Flight Lesson

I’m filling in some back history for the blog, just to make the timeline complete. On July 2, 2001, I took my first lesson with Jerry MacDonald in Cessna 150 Aerobat N18199… it was 1.2 hours, with 4 landings, where we covered: Preflight Climbs Turns Takeoffs and Landings