Mon, Jul 28, 2003
by Ann Correspondent Kevin "Hognose" O'Brien
Have you ever seen those guys that
have a bunch of stickers on their car, from the last 11
Airventures? They can't buy a new car cause they're broke from
flying, and they can't fly in because they fly rentals while
they're building their plane.
Well, it's a little-known fact, but EAA recognizes those guys.
Well it should; they're the heart and soul of EAA, even if it has
grown far beyond its homebuilding roots. Are you one of those guys?
If so, I hope this is the year that you lose the '82 Olds wagon and
fly in in your new machine. If you do, EAA has a treat for you at
Homebuilders Headquarters. Check in and register your machine, and
you'll get this nifty embroidered patch.
This year's patch features a true icon of homebuilding, Steve
Wittman's Tailwind. But even if you don't fly a Tailwind, it tells
EAAers worldwide that you had the class to leave the spam can (not
to mention your father's Oldsmobile) at home and arrive in
style.
Now, have you ever seen those guys that have a bunch of patches
on their jacket, from the last 11 Airventures... if you want to be
one of them, you'd better start building now, none of us are
getting any younger.
(Hmmm... I wonder when this tradition started, and what other
planes have been on the patches? The EAA's websites are curiously
mute on the subject. If you know, tell us! If not, we'll bedevil
EAA's Dick Knapinski with this question at Airventure. Dick knows
everything!)
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