by 741hc » Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:33 pm
Thanks, Bill for the photos and the kind words. Eleven years of building and living is a long time, with tons of 'ups' and 'downs', but flying my plane to OSH made the whole 'trip' worth it. The friends that I've made and the great conversations that I've had since I stumbled into the world of Hatz biplanes would have been enough, but the OSH experience puts it all over the top. Standing next to my plane last week, Bill and I had a long conversation about heel brakes vs. toe brakes, brakes in the front cockpit or not, just like Hatzers have every time we get together; whether in person or via email or Forum. It's a wonderful 'family' of folks with a very significant common interest; building/flying/admiring/discussing/customizing these wonderful flying machines.
One last note about the EAA/OSH experience...I was privileged to participate today in a air to air photo shoot at dawn this morning. What a thrill for a true amateur builder and pilot to be in the same airspace in close formation with Bruce Moore, the photo pilot extraordinaire and Jim Koepnick, the airplane photographer extraordinaire. I wasn't in their league, but that didn't keep me from agreeing to do it and it surely didn't keep me from enjoying it! What a blast! I was so disoriented after 45 minutes of formation flying that I offered to lead Bruce back to my home airport and flew for a couple of minutes holding a course 90 degrees from the correct course. It proves once again that no matter how blessed we are, we're continuously getting lessons in humility.
My wish for each of you is that you can experience the kind of satisfaction and blessing in your lives that I've felt since my first flight in NX741HC, May 31. It may not be in building and flying your own airplane, but I hope you are able to find some activity that rewards you the way I have been rewarded...Great relationships, great conversations, great friends, great opportunities to share, beautiful sights and fantastic heights. Best wishes for a fulfilling finish to 2010! Chuck
Thanks, Bill for the photos and the kind words. Eleven years of building and living is a long time, with tons of 'ups' and 'downs', but flying my plane to OSH made the whole 'trip' worth it. The friends that I've made and the great conversations that I've had since I stumbled into the world of Hatz biplanes would have been enough, but the OSH experience puts it all over the top. Standing next to my plane last week, Bill and I had a long conversation about heel brakes vs. toe brakes, brakes in the front cockpit or not, just like Hatzers have every time we get together; whether in person or via email or Forum. It's a wonderful 'family' of folks with a very significant common interest; building/flying/admiring/discussing/customizing these wonderful flying machines.
One last note about the EAA/OSH experience...I was privileged to participate today in a air to air photo shoot at dawn this morning. What a thrill for a true amateur builder and pilot to be in the same airspace in close formation with Bruce Moore, the photo pilot extraordinaire and Jim Koepnick, the airplane photographer extraordinaire. I wasn't in their league, but that didn't keep me from agreeing to do it and it surely didn't keep me from enjoying it! What a blast! I was so disoriented after 45 minutes of formation flying that I offered to lead Bruce back to my home airport and flew for a couple of minutes holding a course 90 degrees from the correct course. It proves once again that no matter how blessed we are, we're continuously getting lessons in humility.
My wish for each of you is that you can experience the kind of satisfaction and blessing in your lives that I've felt since my first flight in NX741HC, May 31. It may not be in building and flying your own airplane, but I hope you are able to find some activity that rewards you the way I have been rewarded...Great relationships, great conversations, great friends, great opportunities to share, beautiful sights and fantastic heights. Best wishes for a fulfilling finish to 2010! Chuck