| During my late teens I took
some private pilot training and accumulated a handful of hours beyond solo.
Then the hang bug set in and remained for a number of years as a "Wishful
Thinking" part of life. In 1982 I met Pat Denevan of Mission Soaring
Center in Milpitas, California. We had been talking a while and looking
over some used hang gliders when I non-chalantly commented, Some Day! Maybe.
The next thing I hear from Pat is; "Exactly when is Some Day?"
That question launched my 22 year hang gliding career. However, as chasing
the wind got old, there was a natuarl gravitational pull toward weight-shift
trikes. And again, it was that question that nudged me through the door
of Ultralight Pilot, BFI, Sport Pilot and SP CFI. |
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As a kid I loved to
lay in the front yard and watch as the occasional plane flew overhead
. I'd think to myself; "someday I am going to do that." At the
age of fifteen I made a very noble attempt to get my ticket. I didn't
really fail, it just got put on hold for thirty years. It was a WSC trike
flight in Tennessee that inspired me onward and upward. However, after
that first flight, I wanted more than my ticket, I wanted to introduce
others to this type of flight, the fun side of flying. Our fifteen hour
drive home from that trip was spent laying the basic foundation for a
flight school and on June 28, 2000, Cloud 9 Aerosports, Inc. was founded.
Over the years we have moved from the Ultralight industry on to the Sport
Pilot Program. We can boast of hundreds of satisfied customers (now friends)
and a lot of very good memories. I honestly cannot think of a better way
to get back into flying than being privileged to share the love of flying
with others. |
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