First Solo

[Buell Powell]

Thought this picture of a student's first solo on 7/29 was kind of neat. The field is at the Old Kingsbury Aerodrome-Kingsbury Tx. If anyone likes WW1 planes it's really a nice place to fly to in South Texas.

[mikerice]

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Hi Buell,
I found the old Kingsbury Aerodrome on Google maps, but it looks private. Is it open to the public? Can you land there?

It looks like a great place to practice with a Taylorcraft!

[Vasey fan]

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Nice. Gotta love grass, my first solo was on a grass strip, seems to be a shortage of them around here.

[Buell Powell]

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I agree-grass strips will spoil you. Yesterday he went to the San Marcos Airport and did some landings and didn't like it at all. The Kingsbury Aerodrome field is a private strip and it's best to call ahead-Roger Freeman @830-639-4162 but he doesn't mind for someone to fly in if they call first.He also has fly-ins there and the dates are on his web-site-www.vintageaviation.org. I'm kind-of thinking of a Taylorcraft fly-in either at the San Marcos Airport or Roger's this spring if enough people would be interested.Both the San Marcos Airport Manager and Roger said they would like that. Roger said he will probably have a fly in next May and I am thinking that might be a good time. Humm-may have to bribe Forrest and some others with some Shinner Bock and Pretzels.

[Ragwing nut]

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Roger's place is cool and a must to go see if you are in the area. His craftsmanship on WW1 aircraft is some of the best around. Definitely need to call and make sure he is around. He is a busy guy. I have been building all the props Roger uses on his WW1 builds since I bought the prop business almost 10 years ago.

[Buell Powell]

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Hi Mike,
Those props you made for Roger are a work of art. Are you making any props for Taylorcrafts and Cubs now? If you come down to Rogers give me a call.
Buell

[1938BF50]

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Buell,

Is this the same Roger Freeman who drew the partial set of Wiley Post plans? (based off Marion McLures Wiley Post "A", if I remember correctly)

[Mark Julicher]

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Buell,
Doc, Rick F and myself would have 3 Taylorcrafts at a fly in.
A Kingsbury tour would be awesome with fly-out lunch at San Marcos or New Braunfels?

[Ragwing nut]

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Hi Mike,
Those props you made for Roger are a work of art. Are you making any props for Taylorcrafts and Cubs now? If you come down to Rogers give me a call.
Buell

Always have. I just don't do very many as I don't have any good help to keep up with demand.

[Buell Powell]

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Hi Mike,
Sorry, I'm not familiar with the Wiley Post "A" but sounds really interesting. Mark--thats a good idea,there is a little resturant on the San Marcos Airport that I bet we could get to make some Hamburgers or Bar-B-Q.
Roger doesn't have a date yet but said he would have a fly-in in again next May.I didn't get to go to the last one but some friends that did really enjoyed it. He flew a DR.1 they had just finished.a nice original Myers OTW and some other cool old aircraft.