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Oshkosh was so much easier when I was younger and living in Ohio. Although I am now almost 75 and living further away in Florida, my son and grandson say there are willing to help me this year so I shall return. My plans are to have a great family adventure at Oshkosh to once again sell my...

"I hope you are as excited as I am about the 80th Anniversary Celebration of the J-3 Cub at Hartford and Oshkosh. It’s hard to get better than this. Attend a small, home town atmosphere fly-in, and then fly directly to the largest one on earth. And celebrate the plane we fly and love at both. I...

It's my understanding that this is a must see movie! I am waiting to see it locally. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4648732/

I received this email from Charlie Becker, Director of Chapters, and Communities & Homebuilt Community Manager. **“We are a GO for 2017! Steve Krog/Cub Club is on board as is EAA and Vintage. Rick, I’ll make sure to stop by your booth at some point to talk about it. Here is the response I...

This will be my second time as an exhibitor selling pre & WWII sectional maps (Vintage Air Map) and promoting Grimes Field/MERFI/Champaign Aviation Museum in Urbana, Ohio. This year I am in building A (1037) across from the Pin Up girls. Please stop by for a chat and to talk about the 80th...

Having fun flying my RC Night Vapor in the Champaign Aviation Museum hours before the start of MERFI (Mid Eastern Regional Fly-In ) at Grimes Field Urbana, Ohio this August 2014. The beautiful J-3 Piper Cub is mine! May try this next using FPV as the FAA can't regulate indoor flying...

I didn't know that they could do this ! http://www.dispatch.com/content/stor..._trimming.html Then this happens. http://www.urbanacitizen.com/news/ho...y#.U9uYdyJ0ypo Remembering his words, "only one person at risk" . I pray he can have a full recovery.

I received this today in my email ->http://www.faasafety.gov/SPANS/event...aspx?eid=56804 **The Ohio State University, Angle of Attack (AOA), Research Study / see contact info below .Topic: Volunteer pilots needed to study the benefits of Angle of Attack Displays. Compensation for time. .Date...

What would you ask him to do? Many years ago before I was married, I planned on taking aerobatic lessons. That idea was stopped when my wife said I could continue to fly as long as I didn’t do aerobatics. So, almost forty years later I will be flying this next Wednesday with one of the...

For the last three days, I have acted as a kind of technical advisor to a small Christian film company that is making a movie called “Wings on the Winds”. While Cubs and flying are only a small part of the film, it’s where the story line begins and ends. Wow, I am having fun when not even...

I attended an all-day Airspace and Infrastructure Work Group (AIWG) meeting last Thursday in Dayton, Ohio. I was invited to attend this meeting representing the interests of private pilots. The invitation occurred the preceding night when I was in attendance at an Ohio Airspace Integration Study...

True events - real footage - enjoy ! https://vimeo.com/53760437

My lights on the Kolb are ready. I add more lights every year. They will be lit the night after Thanksgiving. https://vimeo.com/53297642 Have a happy Thanksgiving and a very merry Christmas!

I was leading a flight of three J-3 Cubs flying to Oshkosh. Because the weather was good, we decided to take the quick and smooth route around Chicago from Ohio. A slight headwind did slow us down a bit. The Meigs part of the flight starts at 6 min into video. We were over water for some 50 plus...

The Notam for AirVenture 2012 is now on theAirVenture site http://www.airventure.org/flying/2012_notam.pdf One of the minor changes from last year is to present both knots and MPH on one chart so that everyone knows 90 knots is equal to 104 MPH. Again, please note that J-3 Cubs will be using...

I had a super time two years ago and am looking forward to their return this April to Grimes Field Urbana, Ohio. Although I enjoy flying my Cub, there is just something unique about the sound that all of those big round engines create when preparing for takeoff. For more information goto ->...

Have a very Merry Christmas season ! Next year, I might use my Cub since it is the 75th anniversary of the J-3 Piper Cub in 2012. http://vimeo.com/32912245

After talking with Harry Mutter, Steve Krog, Clyde Smith and others at Oshkosh, it’s a go for the 75 anniversary of the Piper Cub next year, 2012. From AirVenture News & Views “Now that we’re near the end of EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011, it’s time to relax, catch our collective breath…and...