About me
Personal Experience highlights are restoring antique classic airplanes. Flying with my father Tom Olson and son T.J. I am EAA #99884 and Young Eagle Pilot #4 and enjoy the freedom of flying Young Eagles and the responsibility volunteering for Young Eagles Chairmen Cliff Robertson, General Chuck Yeager and Harrison Ford. I have won 3 awards at Oshkosh for Best-in-class 1946 Ercoupe and won First Place & Peoples Choice at the National Ercoupe Convention in Ames, IA.
I have flown several different types of airplanes including classics, warbirds, and newer high performance airplanes and have flown sail planes, Hangliders, Powered Hangliders and Ultralights. I started as a hanglider pilot in the 1972 interested in efficiencies and structure. I'm knowledgeable in some electrical and mechanical processes, tolerances, safety, reliability and quality. I own a 1972 Jobe Rogallo Hanglider, Icarus V, (predacessor to the modern day ultralight), and 1946 Ercoupe(s). FOR HISTORIANS - Many famous people started out flying in an Ercoupe including John Travolta, Johnny Carson, Sam Walton ,and Pappy Boyington (Pappy's first GA airplane). I have my own aviation social network where you can post comments.
