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Originally Posted by MarcoB
Flew to Felts Field (KSFF) in Spokane today, and they are setting up for a big AOPA fly in this weekend.
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I was at this AOPA "Hangout" on Friday, and during the STOL competition, I look over, and less than ten feet away is... Burt Rutan!
I'm not one for celebrity worship or getting autographs, but after 10-15 minutes there was a lull in the action, so I just went up to him and said: "Thank you", thinking that would be enough. He gave me a quizzical look, so I added "for your great contributions to aviation".
I was about to leave him alone, when he began a nice conversation with me.
What a treat to spend just a couple minutes with such a brilliant mind.