Speaking of oldies and goodies!
Posted: Thu May 10, 2018 7:13 pm
Over on the Pilots of America site, I wondered if anyone had stumbled across any of my old planes.
A member there tracked down my first plane, a 1968 Cessna 150, that I owned for a short time in 1975:
Of course, he used the FAA database (d’oh!)
Anyway, miracle of miracle the plane is now based at Monroe County Airport in Madisonville, TN. An airport I virtually fly over when commuting between Copperhill and our Lenoir City property.
I contacted the new owner and flew in one day and met him and his girlfriend:
Not much changed in 40+ years. Drooped wingtips, painted spinner and updated radios, but not much else is different.
The owner is a nice young man working on his private. He offered to let me fly the plane some time, and I hope to take him up on it.
On a sadder note, the 1975 Traveler I owned not long thereafter was totaled, though fortunately not a fatal.
So it goes...
A member there tracked down my first plane, a 1968 Cessna 150, that I owned for a short time in 1975:
Of course, he used the FAA database (d’oh!)
Anyway, miracle of miracle the plane is now based at Monroe County Airport in Madisonville, TN. An airport I virtually fly over when commuting between Copperhill and our Lenoir City property.
I contacted the new owner and flew in one day and met him and his girlfriend:
Not much changed in 40+ years. Drooped wingtips, painted spinner and updated radios, but not much else is different.
The owner is a nice young man working on his private. He offered to let me fly the plane some time, and I hope to take him up on it.
On a sadder note, the 1975 Traveler I owned not long thereafter was totaled, though fortunately not a fatal.
So it goes...