As of Spring 2003, I have logged PIC time in 66 different airplanes of 29 types and owned four planes (yellow background).
(Click on image or "FAA Registry" link for FAA registry data) - Other aircraft experiences for which time could not be logged.
American Aviation Trainer AA1A N9471L
1. First lesson 3/27/75, soloed 5/15/75, solo XC 6/11/75, Private checkride 12/1/75, first passenger (my wife) 12/8/75. As of 4/2003 belongs to Jeff Taylor of Jupiter, FL (FD15) Tailwinds Airpark
2. Type checkout and first supervised X-C, MEM-LIT-PBF-MEM 7/3/1975 as well my long solo X-C, MEM-SGF-CGI-MEM. In this Skyhawk, I learned not to try out-climbing summer cumulus clouds.
3. Type checkout, Coastal Airport, Florida, 1/3/1976. Three friends and I went here to purchase N9667L. This plane is for sale in Foster City, California for $35.5K as of April 2003.
Grumman American TR2 AA1B N9992L
4. New trainer, loaned to club January 14, 1976
Grumman American TR2 AA1B N9667L
5. First flight as airplane owner January 16, 1976. Cissy obtained her private license in this plane.
Piper Cherokee PA-28-140 N5128G
6. Type checkout (#4, 1968 Cherokee 140), CAP aircraft, TN Group 5 Staff April 28, 1976. Many practice and a few real SAR missions were flown in this plane.
Cessna Cardinal C-177 N2290Y
7. Type checkout (#5, 150 hp Cardinal) May 2, 1976 (fixed gear, 150 HP, brown/white - similar to plane in picture)
Cessna Commuter C-150 N6431K
8. Type checkout (#6, Cessna 150 Commuter), first spins June 4, 1976. Subsequently substantially damaged in nonfatal accident.
9. New club skyhawk, performed TDY mission June 17, 1976 (A similar plane with with red/white paint shown)
Bellanca Citabria 7GCAA N8756V
10. Type checkout (#7, Citabria/150), Grant Bales CFI, first tailwheel August 30, 1976 Subsequently destroyed in nonfatal accident.
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rumman American AA5B N74319
11. Type checkout (#8, Tiger) November 13, 1976
12. New club Skyhawk December 24, 1976
13. First ferry for Southaire, MEM-MIG April 28, 1977
15. Ferry for Southaire from Winchester, TN to Carmi, Ill May 26, 1977. The plane has been upgraded and is for sale for $69K as of April 2003.
16. Type checkout (#10, Centurion), first high performance August 26, 1977. Subsequently damaged in nonfatal accident.
17. Ferry from Strother to MEM, flight of 4 November 15, 1977
18. Type checkout (#11, Arrow) November 24, 1977. I did a lot of instrument training in this plane, including practice approaches to minumums in actual IFR conditions.
19. New type (#12, Skylane) ferry from Pawnee to GGI, flight of 2, no radio December 3, 1977
Subsequently used by Indiana Wing CAP.
Cessna Skyhawk C-172N N734KV
20. New club Skyhawk December 12, 1977
Cessna Skyhawk C-172N N738NB
21. Ferry from Strother to CGI, flight of 4, no radio December 22, 1977
Bellanca Citabria 7ECA N8628V
22. New type (#13, Citabria/110) January 2, 1978
23. New type (#14, Cessna II Two), ferry from Strother to MEM February 23, 1978
Great Lakes 2T-1A-2 N6094L
24. New type (#15, Great Lakes biplane) February 25, 1978. Subsequently ground looped.
25. Ferry from Strother to MIG March 6, 1978
Cessna 152 II C-152 N49439
26. Ferry from Strother to MIG March 10, 1978
For sale in Wisconsin as of April 2003.
27. Ferry from Strother to MEM, no radio March 22, 1978
Cessna C-170B N8151A
28. Type checkout (#16, taildragger) June 3, 1978
(similar plane shown). Subsequently ground looped.
29. Ferry from OLV to HRO August 2, 1978
30. Ferry from Strother to OLV August 2, 1978
Cessna 152 II C-152 N49465
31. Ferry OLV-HOT-PRX-ABI-INK-ELP-PHX-PSP-Santa Paula, CA August 27, 1978. Subsequently shipped to Australia.
Cessna Skyhawk C-172N N739KT
32. Ferry from CGI-OLV, flight of 4 September 6, 1978. Ferry OLV-LIT-AMA-ABQ-PRC-Santa Paula, CA January 21, 1979. Subsequently flown to Australia.
Cessna Skyhawk C-172N N739NQ
33. Ferry OLV-HRO-OKC-TCC-PHX-BLH-Santa Paula, CA September 12, 1978. Subsequently flown to Australia.
34. Ferry OLV-MEM-OLV September 28, 1978
35. Chase plane for ferry mission Pawnee-SGF-CGI-MEM October 6, 1978
Cessna 152 II C-152 N64911
36. Ferry OLV-PRX-ABI-INK-DNG-WCX-BLH-Santa Paula, CA October 20, 1978. Subsequently shipped to Australia - N64911 now belongs to a Lockheed L-1011!
Cessna Skylane RG R-182 N4449R
37. New type (#17, Skylane RG), ferry Pawnee-CGI October 25, 1978. (similar plane shown)
Cessna Turbo Skylane RG N4829R TR-182
38. New type (#18, Turbo Skylane RG) ferry Cook Field, KS-GCI October 30, 1978
Cessna 152 II C-152 N89892
39. Ferry Strother-HRO-MIG December 10, 1978. Subsequently involved in non fatal accident.
40. Ferry OLV-MIG December 10, 1978
Cessna Skyhawk C-172N N1345E
41. Ferry OLV-SNL-OKC-TCC-ABQ-PRC-Oxnard, CA January 28, 1979. Pictured is the sister ship N739GT in formation. Subsequently flown to Australia.
Bellanca Decathlon 8KCAB N2524Z
42. New type (#19, Bellanca Decathlon), second airplane owned February 10, 1979
Piper Lance PA-28R-200 N1172H
43. New type (#20, Lance) February 15, 1979. Subsequently involved in nonfatal accident.
Cessna Centurion T210N N7567N
44. New type (#21, Turbo Centurion), ferry Pawnee-GCI March 15, 1979. (similar plane shown)
45. Ferry Strother-CGI April 2, 1979
Cessna Centurion P210N N4651K
46. New type (#22, Pressurized Centurion), ferry Pawnee-CGI, no radio April 6, 1979
Cessna Skywagon U206G N733BM
47. New type (#23, Skywagon) April 6, 1979. (similar plane shown)
Piper Tomahawk PA 38-112 N2461K
48. New type (#24, Tomahawk), ferry OLV-SLR-ABI-INK-El Paso, TX April 13, 1979. Subsequently involved in nonfatal accident.
Piper Cherokee PA 28-140 N2657T
49. Borrowed plane, overflew Three Mile Island restricted airspace, Harrisburg, PA May 9, 1979
50. New type (#25, Warrior) May 12, 1979
51. Ferry Strother-CGI May 18, 1979
Cessna 152 II C-152 N25932
52. Ferry GCI-OLV May 18, 1979
Photo by Takuya Majima from Osaka Japan, who was licensed in N25932. Operated by Nice Air in San Jose, Ca as of April 2003.
53. New type (#26, Cheetah), MEM-LHC-MEM May 25, 1979. Operated by Carney Aviation as of April 2003.
54. Ferry Strother-CGI June 1, 1979
55. Ferry Strother-CGI, right brake failed June 12, 1979
56. Flown October 18, 1979
57. MEM-Wynne, AR-Paragould, AR-MEM December 4, 1979
58. Gibson Co, TN-MEM May 18, 1980. Subsequently involved in nonfatal accident.
Cessna 152 II C-152 N757XP
59. MEM-OLV, third airplane owned June 21, 1980. Subsequently involved in nonfatal accident.
Beechcraft Mentor T-34B N5358G
60. New type (#27, Mentor), CAP ex-military July 4, 1980. (another plane with similar color/insignia shown)
61. New type (#28) April 25, 1981
Navion N615CA
62. New type (#29), Charles Allen August 30, 1981. (another plane shown)
63. Prospective purchase August 6, 1983
Grumman American Cheetah GA AA5A N26963
64. LHC-SPQ fourth airplane owned September 12, 1983. Currently operated from New Kent, VA (W96)
Mooney Ranger M20C N2606W
65. Ferry M78-MEM May 4, 1986. (another plane shown)
66. BFR, M01-M01 September 18, 1994