Gordonsville Muncipal Airport Celebrating 75+ years of service  

  Bluebird Aerodrome Hangar NEWS

--------------------January 2009-----------------

Skip Degan

 Skip Degan has a Cessna 140 located at GVE. He is a tailwheel instructor (Tailwheel Basics)currently working on his Airplane and Power Plant certificate. Skip is currently LSRM-A, (light sport repairman with a maintenance rating) and uses a traveling maintenance trailer to work on SLSA and ELSA airplanes and Rotax or Jabiru engines for annuals and 100 hr condition inspections or repairs and maintenance.

He volunteers his time helping others with their airplanes, donates his aerial photos of GVE, as well as assisting with anything else that needs to be fixed at the Gordonsville Municipal Airport. Thanks Skip for all your help! 

Skip is also working on the restoration of a 1984 Acro Sport II. Click on run-up to view his current progress.  It is for sale. It has been reassembled and prime coated- should be ready for final paint and final assembly by late spring  '09. Powered by an O-360, has all new hardware.
The engine has less than 50 hours on it and it has been test run on the frame.

 --------- November 2008---------------

Dan (soon to offer acrobatic instruction) resident Certified Flight Instructor at Gordonsville Municipal Airport, brought home his new Decathlon November 26, 2008.

No need for words when you take a look at that grin of the new owner!

Dan is the flight instructor working mostly with Light Sport Aircraft students and Dominion Air Services located at GVE.  When Dan is not instructing or cooing over his newly acquired airplane, he helps our GAPS organization with task needing to be done at GVE.

----------------June 2008----------------------

Newest helicopter builder at GVE, Mr. Horton of Horton Vineyards and his grandaughter in their hangar.

John and his son, Matt Baumgartner from Illinois stopped by GVE hoping to find a few fellow pilots for a chat. Not only did they find fellowship but ended up having root beer floats with home made ice cream and a first class flight tour of Orange County Virginia in the Champ.

John Baumgartner, from Illinois, takes his first tail wheel flight. Caleb flew from the back seat and John got first hand experience flying the Champ.

Matt Baumgartner, John's son, was the experienced one as he had had time in a biplane. He also got his turn at the stick with Caleb Glick and a few wing-overs. 

Champ Smiles! (Caleb Glick, Matt, and John Baumgartner)

          --------------------AUGUST 2008----------------

 RAVI MAKES AVIATION SEXY!

We are proud to introduce one of our newest aviation students at the Gordonsvile, VA airport, Ravi!  Ravi has been flying Dominion Air's Thorpedo and loves it.

 Ravi is not only an aviator but also a musician, writer and lecturer extraordinaire.

He has given aviation presentations across the country and in many venues. Please check out his website. We appreciate his foresight and support for the aviation community.

• Way to go RAVI!!!!

Patience and Simon visited GVE last weekend (September 2008) from England. Simon, a 777 pilot, got his first tailwheel lesson from Glick. Patience is a Air Traffic Controller in England. Faith flew Patience on a tour of the local vineyards and Montpelier. 

We enjoyed sharing dinner and stimulating conversation at the airport while visiting with them and our other airport pilots and friends. We hope they come back to visit soon.

------------------------------------------------ 

Ravi, our newest certified light sport pilot joins the ranks at GVE!

After Ravi's successful check ride he took his first passenger, his wife Marie, for a sunset flight tour of the area.

Click to enter a summary of this case. Describe the case background and basic facts, but be concise: Your goal is simply to illustrate your professional strengths and show your clients how you can help them. Consider linking your title or description to related pages or documents online.