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B24 Bomber Ride
Four months prior to the passing of his grandmother, Flight Outfitters founder Mark Glassmeyer booked a flight with his mother in one of the last (if not the last) flying B-24s in the USA. Call it divine intervention, luck, faith, or whatever…
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The Little Auster
THE PYOA CONTEST 5TH PLACE STORY
By: Justin SpenceIt all started back in 1947 when off the Auster of England assembly line rolled a shining new Auster J2 Arrow. An aircraft very similar to the Taylorcraft BC-12. It wasn’t known at the…
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Cub 45H – My Family’s Legacy
THE PYOA CONTEST 4TH PLACE STORY
By: Emily Herron
Having grown up around aviation and now working in the aviation industry, I have met many pilots and aircraft owners. I’ve heard some incredible stories of how they came to own their most…
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Unbroken Chain
THE PYOA CONTEST 3RD PLACE STORY
By: Matthew Northway
“CLEAR.” I walk the 8-foot wooden prop through its arc below the nose of this Brunner-Winkle Bird. A cloud of smoke blooms and the engine settles into a throaty chuff-chuff-chuffing…
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Full House
THE PYOA CONTEST 2ND PLACE STORY
By: Dewey Davenport
On June 28, 2016, I became the caretaker of one of the most important aircraft in the American barnstorming era. In 1927, Ivan Gates, general manager and co-owner of the Gates Flying Circus,…
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A Taperwing’s Tapestry
THE PYOA CONTEST GRAND PRIZE WINNING STORY
By: Brittany Lozier Moon
As a middle school teacher, when I introduce myself to my students, I always tell them that I grew up at the airport. The questionable looks and glances always…