hydroguy2
Well Known Member
Last week I was on tap to do a Show & Tell for the Montana Pilots Association, but the weather was changing and looked like the plane may get stuck for a few days away from home, so I canceled. I felt bad as several people came specifically to see Aurora.
Yesterday the weather looked good for a little more phase 1. I figured I would go to KHLN and call one of the guys who missed out last week. I parked at Vetter Aviation..... is it just me or have courtesy cars gotten nicer.
I called Karl K who is building a RV-7A(canoe stage). He said he was unable to come down as he was busy with students. Turns out he is an A&P instructor at U of M-Helena College of Technology.
I said, if I taxi to the west end can you sneak away? He said, come on down pull up between the T hangars and you can show it to my whole class.
They were in the middle of a big hangar clean up and re organization but managed to pry themselves away. Karl liked the motivational boost. The 20 or so students had a lot of Q & A. I think it gave them a treat from the normal school curriculum and gave them a positive experience of Experimental aviation. I noticed several snapping pics on their phones.
Anyway it's fun to show off....I mean share. Although I needed to clean some drool when I got back.
Yesterday the weather looked good for a little more phase 1. I figured I would go to KHLN and call one of the guys who missed out last week. I parked at Vetter Aviation..... is it just me or have courtesy cars gotten nicer.
I called Karl K who is building a RV-7A(canoe stage). He said he was unable to come down as he was busy with students. Turns out he is an A&P instructor at U of M-Helena College of Technology.
I said, if I taxi to the west end can you sneak away? He said, come on down pull up between the T hangars and you can show it to my whole class.
They were in the middle of a big hangar clean up and re organization but managed to pry themselves away. Karl liked the motivational boost. The 20 or so students had a lot of Q & A. I think it gave them a treat from the normal school curriculum and gave them a positive experience of Experimental aviation. I noticed several snapping pics on their phones.
Anyway it's fun to show off....I mean share. Although I needed to clean some drool when I got back.