First flight!

[Winston L.]

Yesterday evening I flew 24383 (my BC-65) for the first time after rebuild. This is the first flight since 1972 about 5 years before I was born!

[Howard Wilson]

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Way to go Winston! Get some pics posted.

[Buell Powell]

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Hey Winston,
Congratulations! Bet she flies like a dream. WE WANT PICTURES and maybe a ride some day.
Phyllis and Buell

[Len Petterson]

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Ok Winston and here I thought all taildragger pilots where old fellows like me!
Glad I was wrong!
My plane is only 3 years younger when me!
Len

[Robert Lees]

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Well done Winston! I know well the feeling! so you have my heartfelt congratulations.

Where are the photos?


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I always thought you were older than that

[Dick Smith]

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Winston,
Congratulations from the AK. tribe also...you will have a lot of fun with that plane there in the Valley. When you get the bugs worked out and have a bit of time...you will have to make a long cross-country up North...you're almost here anyway...! At the very least, since you work for Cubcrafters, you ought to buck for a ticket on the jet next spring and make an appearance at the Alaska Airmens' Show in Anchorage. It would be good to meet you face to face. Again, kudos on the completion. Dick

[Larry Lyons]

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Good for you Winston. My plane is 6 years older then me as I just turned a youthful 60 this year! LOL By the way I have made a rib jig and am waiting for cold weather to give me time to start on the rib rebuild. Yes we want pics!
Larry

[DanBrown]

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Congratulations, Winston.
It is great that a young pilot is returning an old aircraft to the sky.
My T-Craft is just 8 years younger than I am.

[flybikefarm]

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Larry how is your project coming? I live down here in Streator and always need some place to fly to. george

[Winston L.]

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I will try to get some pictures over the Thanksgiving holiday.

[jdoran]

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GEEZ Winston,

Make a guy feel old why don't you?

I was in high school when you were born, but congratulations on bringing another "oldie but goodie" on line again.

[fearofpavement]

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Well Winston, about the time you were born I was making my first solo. A 1941 BL-65. N29630. My second solo was a BC12-D N43076 and the third was in a different BC12-D N96797. That was all in October of 1977 and here thirty years later what plane do I most often fly? A BC12-D. Wow, where has the time gone?

[Carl E. Carson]

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Congratulations. I'm within a couple of weeks of doing the same after a one year rebuild on my '40 BC-65. I'm six years older than the plane my dad bought in 1943 and I've been flying it since 1949.

Carl

[crispy critter]

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Winston,
It's good to know I'm not the only kid in the crowd. I landed in this world in 1974....it sounds as if you have taken the title from me of being the youngest in the tribe. It really feels great to bring back something from our grandparents era and make it all new again(only better). I only got to fly Crispy once after an 8 year resurrection from the ashes after most told me it couldn't be done......it was the greatest flight I have ever had. Then after that it met it's demise again. At least my father had a chance to fly her 2 or 3 times,that was the important part to me,and he will fly her again soon. I plan to rebuild her one more time.
Congrats on the rebuild and enjoy it.

[Acroeric]

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Hey- there are a few of us young timers around. . . .I was born in 1972- it is great to see others keeping these old planes going. Congratulations on the first flight!