
Wife also wanted air conditioning and the space to move around during long Including a desire for eight seats, sufficient useful load along with space forīaggage to be able to make trips with our adult children and their families. The motivation for a cabin-class twin was driven by several factors The Aztec needed engine overhauls, major avionic upgrades,Īnd paint work, so I decided to change airplanes rather than invest in theĪztec. Utility of an airplane with enough room and load-hauling capability. in that airplane and came to understand the My familyĪnd I traveled all over the U.S. Partnership long, and I found myself as the sole owner of the Aztec.

Piper Aztec with the friend from the Oshkosh trip. I rented an A36 for a little while until buying a 1964 I had three kids and in order to travel by general aviation, I needed a five. Oshkosh for the annual convention was with a friend in an old Piper Apache. With renting a 172RG for the complex airplane requirements. After selling my share in theĬommander, I purchased a Cessna 172 to work on my instructor certificate along Used to get my commercial pilot certificate.

Group later sold the Cherokee and purchased a Rockwell Commander 112B, which I

After a move to Austin, Texas, Iīought a share in a Piper Cherokee 180 to get my instrument rating and that My first airplane wasĪ 1/3 share of 1974 Grumman AA1B trainer. September of that year during my senior year in college. Started my flying pursuits in 1977 earning my private pilot certificate in Ronnie’s Navajo was the February 2020 cover plane.
