| Aviator Steve... |
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| I've been fascinated with airplanes since boyhood. My first airplane ride was over Apple Valley. I remember thinking the houses and trains below looked like a model train layout. When I was in junior high school, I had a working Cox model of a P40 Warhawk. College brought renewed interest, but no funds to finance. In 1975, following a trip to Colorado and visit with Mark and Mary Reynolds (and a plane flight with them), I began flying! |
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| On my way home from Colorado, a rear wheel bearing went out while I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico. While waiting for the repair, I went to a local airport and took my first lesson! |
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| I returned home, and began my flight instruction with AFI, Fullerton, CA. I soloed aboard N744JG,and got my private pilot license in January, 1976. |
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