Waldo M
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Finger Lakes area, western NY.
I knew Ron [the pilot i question] a few years ago while he was building time hauling skydivers at our local drop zone in a 182. He had come up to the Finger Lakes area for the summer and left his family behind in Harrisburg while he got that done. Clearly, he had a goal in mind, a desire to pursue a career change, and willingness to work hard and make sacrifices to make that happen.
With a grand total of 5.5 hours of seaplane experience acquired while getting a rating in a J-3 and zero time in a DHC-2, I can't discuss the conditions involved in the accident with any authority. I will say that my career was started 44 years ago by a guy named Veryl Grimm that was willing to take a chance by turning a 19 year old kid loose to cropdust in a 450 Stearman. We all had to start somewhere when we knew very little about what we were doing. In my case, luck had much more to do with success than skill.
With a grand total of 5.5 hours of seaplane experience acquired while getting a rating in a J-3 and zero time in a DHC-2, I can't discuss the conditions involved in the accident with any authority. I will say that my career was started 44 years ago by a guy named Veryl Grimm that was willing to take a chance by turning a 19 year old kid loose to cropdust in a 450 Stearman. We all had to start somewhere when we knew very little about what we were doing. In my case, luck had much more to do with success than skill.
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