Hi Dennis,
I sure hope your Dad may have some pictures from '73. Mike flew a Gieske Nobler in '72, he flew the Gypsy in '73. Mike graduated from HS that year and his parents bought him a nice '73 GMC pickup for a Graduation present.
I remember them loading up their old reliable Suburban with that plane strapped to a piece of plywood in the back.
They used to travel during night hours and did their hotel stays during daylight hours. Of course, I thought that was a bit strange, but they liked traveling that way. I'm not exactly sure, but Mike might still have been a senior, I think his birthday could have been sometime after July.
Jim Pollock