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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock

There were a bunch of Aeroncas there all camped together. My buddy who flies the Trimotor and I met up with an older guy named Bill Pancake who apparently is an Aeronca guru. A friend of my buddies had asked him to offer Bill Pancake to ride right seat for a round in the Trimotor. He got to do it for two rounds after I did it. Am guessing you know Bill Pancake?

Tim,

Bill Pancake is indeed THE Aeronca Guru. He has forgotten more about Aeronca's and airplanes in general than I will ever know, and is aside from that a very nice guy. He publishes his home telephone number and tells folks to "call anytime you need help!" and they do. He is also a long time Ham Radio and electronics nut and has designed and developed several really interesting electronic gadgets!

Aside from that he is a well known engineer and has a handful of STC's that are still active on various aircraft that really make life easier for everyone in the aviation world.

I am still on the board of directors for the National Aeronca Assoc and Bill used to be on the board with us but dropped off years ago to concentrate on his personal things. He is simply a "one of a kind" gent who bends over backwards to keep our antique airplanes flying!

PS I got to do the same thing, flying a Tri-Motor in the right seat for a couple of circuits here at KDVT and loved it! Glad you were able to do the same thing!