One of the honors flying life has been being able to spend afternoons talking to Bobby. He's still sharp as a tack and can tell you stories from when he was young. Oh, I also learned to fly in the J3....that he built. :smile:
I've had these three NOS torque tubes sitting in my hangar for a long time. It's my understanding that the bottom two are likely from a J3 Duster or a PA-18A (IIRC), but I have no idea about the top one. Anyone know?
It was quite the sight to see- at first I thought someone's Labradoodle was on the loose. I'll see what I can do to post a video of the jump over the fence- it was amazing.
The fly-in was a blast as usual. Managed to burn 88 gallons in my J-3 while at the fly-in, plus another 50 for the...
I'll second that...good luck to him.
Great tribute Mr Russell- I still can't get over the excitement of landing at that private strip for the Flight of Passages interview and seeing you and Jim hop out of the Scout. What a great day!