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04-12-2012, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Corvallis Oregon
Posts: 3,547
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Another Brit
Born in 61, dreamed of digging up a spitfire for the sands of Dover, Tried to join the RAF but didn't get through selection at RAF Biggin Hill cus I was short sighted.
Became an engineer, worked for HP who head hunted me to a job over here also in 97.
Built a Zenair Zodiac, Built the 7a, took my instrument training in it.
During the big crash I decided to go get my professional engineering license which meant I had to take the FE (EIT) exam. This basically meant I had to get my engineering degree again after 25 years out of school. Took six months of sweat at the kitchen table..Passed..Then took the PE exam a year later..Passed.
I figured if I had the determination to build 2 airplanes I probably had enough to get the PE license... 
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04-12-2012, 01:59 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Port Orange, FL
Posts: 1,020
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Born in Taiwan and came here for graduate school in the late 70s. Got my private ticket in the late 80s. Tried model airplanes and crashed them each and every time. The logical solution is to fly the real thing. Finally found time and courage to build in 2004. Spent most of my time in Indiana and Ohio until moving to Florida this year.
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Ted Chang, VAF #681
RV-9A #91048, flying since 8/2006. 2,050 hrs.
2018 Due paid
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04-12-2012, 02:05 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Minneapolis
Posts: 2,471
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Who else here was born in: DEADWOOD, South Dakota!??!
Cheers,
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04-12-2012, 02:09 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
Posts: 2,182
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...and Texas is "like a whole other country" 
Apparently even the US State Department agrees!
(And to keep things RV-related... there are a bunch of RV's flying around north and central Texas with a "United States of Texas" sticker on their vertical tailfins.)
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Neal Howard
Airplaneless once again...
Last edited by Neal@F14 : 04-12-2012 at 02:11 PM.
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04-12-2012, 02:10 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: New Smyrna Beach, FL
Posts: 1,339
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SteinAir
Who else here was born in: DEADWOOD, South Dakota!??!
Cheers,
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Now that's what I call foreign territory! 
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David Maib
RV-10 N380DM
New Smyrna Beach, FL
VAF Paid 1/21/2020
"In '69 I was 21, and I called the road my own"
Jackson Browne
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04-12-2012, 04:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Savannah, GA
Posts: 1,849
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Quote:
Originally Posted by KayS
born and raised as a communist in east germany. :-)
Kay
RV-7 wrap up/electrical
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I had a nanny in 1991 from Leipzig! I still stay in touch with her.
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Todd
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RV-10 Vesta V8 LS2/BMA EFIS/One formerly flying at 3J1 Hobbs stopped at 150 hours
Savannah, GA and Ridgeland, SC
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04-12-2012, 07:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: San Diego
Posts: 70
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India. Flew sailplanes in Delhi through undergrad years. Moved to Nebraska at 21. Later spent 10 years in South Dakota. Not Deadwood, but son was born in Yankton, SD! Now in sunny socal...miss the midwest.
Anyone else from the India on this forum?
Suresh
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04-12-2012, 07:53 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Adelaide South Australia, Australia
Posts: 193
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Adelaide
Born and raised in Adelaide South Australia. Went to Uni in New South Wales. Became a teacher (History, Geography, Biology) and taught in Queensland before returning to Adelaide. Have been at the "chalk face? for over 30 yrs. My dad was the link to Aviation, he was an "Aircraft Mechanic".
When he started out he worked for Charles Kingsford-Smith, and I still have the apprentice letter signed by the man himself. So I guess Aero-addiction was inevitable!
Jim
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04-12-2012, 08:05 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Bennington, Vermont USA
Posts: 1,301
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Born in Scotland, learned to fly with the Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde Air Squadron of the RAF, mechanical/aeronautical engineer, moved to the USA in 1994 on a two year assignment - and still haven't been caught
Jim Sharkey
RV-6 flying since 2009
Just about to be painted
Last edited by jsharkey : 04-12-2012 at 08:07 PM.
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04-12-2012, 09:11 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Barossa Valley, South Australia
Posts: 59
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Born in New Zealand of Norwegian parents. Came to Australia in 1970 for a brief visit. Married and still here!
Erik
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