Dan, Ira, Dean and all those headed to KVIS,
Here's a short story and a simple request (if the stars aligned to make it work out),
Years ago, I had a chance to work the NASA Green Flight Challenge with the CAFE Foundation up in Santa Rosa, CA. The first year there I gave a ride to a bright, aviation-minded 12 yr old. Two years later I was there, and again gave 14 yr old Quincy a nice Thorp experience over the vineyards and shoreline of Northern California. At 15 yrs old he bought a T-18 project and hauled it home from Oregon. He's quite a busy kid -- straight A student, plays Varsity Basketball, is in the band and volunteers at the local Pacific Coast Aviation Museum. At age 17 he got his Private Certificate and climbed Mt Shasta to raise money for Cancer (for his Dad). He has learned enough about T-18s to know his project's fuselage was junk and he has since acquired another one and it's now on the gear. He's now a high school senior and applying for colleges in Aeronautical Engineering. He's pretty much learning T-18s and homebuilding solo up in Nor-Cal with only some guidance from the guys that work the heavy iron at the Pacific Coast Air Museum and a few EAAers.
I was hoping to fly up to KSTS (Santa Rosa) to bring him to KVIS but I need to attend a Flight Test Symposium the week of the fly in. I hope to meet the T-18ers where ever they fly to lunch or be at KVIS when they return Saturday afternoon.
Here's my request, if there is any T-18er that will be in the Nor-Cal area or passing through that could pick up Quincy at KSTS and bring him to KVIS, it would be a great motivator and learning experience for him and I'll be glad to splash some gas in your tank. I did check with him and he's out of class at 2pm on Friday. Please give me a call or email if anyone thinks that they can assist. It would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks for the consideration,
Tony Ginn
661-810-8565
tony.ginn@nasa.gov
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