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Old 05-23-2012, 03:38 PM
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Mike, that is awesome news. I did not see anything posted here yet about Airventure handicap policies with respect to gound transportation while on the grounds, so here is the link that basically confirms that personal transport scooters are accepted on the grounds, and they are available for daily rent. Now if we can get the scooter company to take care of him during his visit....

Perhaps that is the "connection" that Chad is pursuing.

http://www.airventure.org/planning/services.html
Sweet! Hopefully that all works out on Chad's end. Thanks for looking up the link. By the way, your wing spar is looking good, man!
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Old 05-24-2012, 04:29 PM
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Get in contact with Vista Mobility Specialist, they are the guys who handle scooter rentals at the show:

See here

And good job by the way!!
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Old 05-24-2012, 04:42 PM
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Hey guys, Iv'e been watching from a distance because I am in the wrong direction and not sure if I am even going to make it to Osh this year. However It is very gratifying to see everyone work together and everything come together so nicely. WOW, you guys are great.

Mike, if it will help, I'll help pay a significant portion of scooter rentals if needed. PM me and we can make the arrangements.
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Old 05-24-2012, 09:12 PM
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I have been working on the scooter rental with Mike. Vista is the on-site scooter rental company. They have been contacted and have not responded. I have spoken with another medical supply company and they have agreed to donate the use of a scooter for the week for just a delivery charge.

Chad is also looking into the scooter rental from Vista. We are waiting to hear back from Vista to see if they are willing to help us out. I have heard stories about rental car companies charge higher rates if you say you are going to AV.

It would be easier if Vista came through because they have on-site storage. Alex will be going by bus to where he is staying and transporting the scooter would be difficult. I have spoken to one of the vendors and they have agreed to keep the scooter safe in the evenings and make sure it is plugged in. It may be easier for one of the VAF members to keep it with them in the evenings so they could bring it to Alex when he arrived in the morning and pick it up from him in the evening. If we need that, I bet someone from AVF will offer to help out.

I take my hat off to Mike for his effort for his neighbor. Wouldn't we all like neighbors like Mike? I also am impressed by the offers and commitments from many VAF members. We might pick each others scabs on building issues, but sure come together when it is needed.
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Old 05-25-2012, 09:48 AM
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Thanks Paul and Rock for the kind words about me helping out Alex. However, I'm just trying to do my part (and help others do their part) to keep the flame of aviation alive and well. Most people (adults and kids) can't fly without help from those who have gone before. I aim to be someone who helps people who are interested, get into and stay into aviation.

As a kid, I was very interested in aviation and rocketry. My dad had a PPL and took me up a couple of times when I was real young, but 1) he was an excellent example of the "bold" pilot who never gets to be an "old" pilot, and 2) thankfully for him (see #1) he let his currency lapse and stopped flying all together. My parents were trying to build a business, so we didn't have much money. I cut grass to earn cash, and built most everything myself (kites, gliders, rockets, tethered planes, and even parachutes for our pets!). My dad had a shop full of tools he never used. I learned how and frequently used them all myself for my "projects."
When I was 12, I built a handheld rocket launcher that my mom found under my bed. She was nervous because it looked like (and was) a weapon. After some encouragement from my dad: something like, "hey, at least let's see if it works," we went out to the backyard to try it out. I had been working on the rocket itself, which was complete with spring-loaded fins, just like what I'd seen in books. It was loaded from the rear, hooked up to the ignitors and then covered with a hinged plexi-glass shield to protect the user while aiming. My dad held the gun at a 45 degree angle in the air and fired. Whoosh! The exhaust burned most of the hair off his forearm (I didn't seal the plexi-glass/hinge interface, oops!) so he dropped the gun and spewed a few choice expletives. The rocket however zoomed gracefully over our neighborhood, landing about 4-5 houses away in a front yard. At about T+10 seconds, we heard a large report as the rocket, filled with gunpowder, carefully extracted from hundreds of firecrackers, packed tightly and wrapped in duct-tape for compression, exploded. Upon inspection of the 2 foot deep hole in the neighbor's yard (luckily they weren't home), my parents took everything away. No more planes, rockets or RC anything..
Fast forward about 19 years later. Thanks to my lovely wife, I finally received the encouragement and support I needed to reawaken my dreams of flight again. In 2005, I achieved my PPL in 36.2 flight hours (.4 longer than the school record). In 2010, I attended my first Airventure, flying in a friend's RV-7A. In 2011, I started building my own RV-10. Now, in 2012, I get to personally help keep a yound kid engaged in aviation who could very easily have dropped out due to depression, health, finances, etc.
I feel like I'm the lucky one here... and I encourage everyone to bring flying into the lives of your friends and neighbors, take up a kid who likes planes, take up someone who's lost their medical, talk about and show off your plane whenever you can, because you never know whose out there needing a little push to follow their dreams.
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Old 05-25-2012, 10:09 AM
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about guys who always want to blow stuff up??
I'm 72 now and still enjoy a good ald fashioned explosion!
Power available by the HBC to charge up Scooter ('Cause I said So)
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Old 05-25-2012, 01:36 PM
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about guys who always want to blow stuff up??
I'm 72 now and still enjoy a good ald fashioned explosion!
Power available by the HBC to charge up Scooter ('Cause I said So)
Wow! From Winder,GA eh? I grew up in Dunwoody, GA, back when it was a suburb. Good thing I never reached my goal of cracking into Class A airspace with a model rocket (5 stage). It might have landed by your house! Let me sing you a song I heard a long time ago... "cooooooooooome to Colorado!" small world
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Old 05-25-2012, 03:04 PM
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I grew up in Dunwoody, GA, back when it was a suburb.
I still call it a suburb but now it's the city of Dunwoody, with over-zealous traffic cops and everything . I live there. Oddly enough, I moved from Colorado (Loveland).
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Old 05-25-2012, 03:21 PM
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Actually I am from Florida west coast, St. Pete actually. Miss Sandy & I are just following our grandchildren making sure they see us every now & then. See you in HBC at OSH.
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Old 05-25-2012, 03:35 PM
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Frazer,

I was born in England as well (Cambridge). My wife and I moved from Hawaii to Colorado (go figure!). Love the mountains and the dry, cool air, but miss my family in Georgia. We'll be there for Christmas (when I can stand the heat).

Jerry,

I'll definitely be at OSH. Not sure if I'll be in HBC though, since my plane is still in pieces in my garage. Perhaps I'll get to fly in with my friend Jeff (RV-7A). He'll park it in HBC, so maybe I'll camp there after all.
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