Airplanes and flying have always been a passion with me.  My first logbook entry was at the age of five in an Aeronca Champ with my dad as the flight instructor.
    Here are the two planes I currently have and fly.

 
   1940 Piper J4A Cub Coupe           1961 Cessna 172B Skyhawk

    A good friend of mine, Alan Walker, and I are in the process of building a Vans RV-9A.  It's a two place Experimental class plane that will have a 150 hp Lycoming engine and cruise at 185mph.
    The project has been underway since the summer of 2008, shortly after Alan got his pilot license after I taught him to fly. With the hangar dedicated to building the plane and thousands of parts all over the place, that's why Winterfest 2009 was held in Mineral. 
    Here are a couple of photos of completed planes like we are building.

          

    Here is a picture of me boarding an RV-9A  for a ride at Vans Aircraft in Aurora, Oregon last fall.