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Plane and Pilot
MAY 3, 2025
Lets go back to that time in postwar GA when the sands shifted quickly. The Ercoupe was designed with only two controls, roll and pitch, so it couldnt be kicked out in a crosswindit had to withstand landing in a crab. There were 23 runway loss of control (RLOC) events. The rich can dream of jets and warbirds.
Flying Magazine
MAY 12, 2025
He has always loved aviation, noting there are pictures of him as a toddler with a toy aircraft, and he grew up flying line-controlled models. The Flight Last summer, I met McCartney at his hangar at 0700. Once we were past KPLU, I took the controls again and felt much more relaxed as flying by feel was more natural.
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