About me

Started flying in 1972 a standard Rogallo Hanglider. Purchased 1946 Ercoupe in 1973. EAA member #99884 and Young Eagle Pilot #04. Volunteered for YE Chairmen Cliff Robertson, General Chuck Yeager and Harrison Ford. Won 3 Best-in-class Oshkosh awards for restoring Ercoupe and won First Place at the National Ercoupe Convention. I have flown antique/classics, warbirds, high performance airplanes, and homebuilt Powered Hanglider. I became knowledgeable in electrical and mechanical processes, tolerances, safety, reliability and quality building and flying RC planes since 1950s. 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).
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Learn to fly in original 1946 Ercoupe 415C

I am EAA # 99884 and YE Pilot#04.  I was involved in EAA Chapter 54 in Lake Elmo 21D including starting a Private Pilots course and I started EAA Chapter 1452 years later in Ames, IA.  I have flown into Oshkosh over 30 times and camped under the wing of my Ercoupe wings or my Dads 1947 Classic Beechcraft Bonanza.  And I've stayed in the Oshkosh University Dorms.  I have won 3 awards at Oshkosh for Best-in-class aircraft and my Ercoupe won First Place & Peoples Choice at the National Ercoupe Convention in Ames, IA. Here is an Ercoupe Operators Manual and are photos of Ercoupes
Ercoupe 2701H and favorite Ercoupes
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Entreprenuers look to the Wright Brothers for guidance to succeed.

The Wright Brothers were true Entreprenuers that reached for the sky from no fortune.  They worked in a bicycle shop and followed their dream.  There are many Wright Brother books and I have many but most are based upon the Original Papers of Orville and Wilbur Wright.  An Entrepreneur I like right now is Dale Kramer inventor of the Lazair Ultralight.  My VTOL Icarus V project will be based on much of the knowledge and technology of the newer eLazair found on RCGroups thread

Wright Brothers hang gliding on East Coust

Icarus Vs hang gliders on West Coast