Billy Bischoff built "The Mule", an OS32 (I think) powered profile Hellcat that is rugged, good looking, simple, reliable, stable and free for the asking for anyone to fly. Dave Russum flew a flawless first flight (say that twenty times really fast) takeoff, High speed, signal, Low speed, signal and 100 point landing with it. Blind-folded. Well, maybe that's a stretch.
Having a plane like this is just perfect when the opportunity occurs to let somone get a hands-on experience with carrier flying.
Thanks to Phil Dunlap and Dave Ek and all the volunteers for making a wonderful outing.
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