He was chief pilot when he was part owner of a charter service, i think he needed a medical every 6 months not sure if that was class 1 or 2. I also know he's got a bunch of endorsements Multi, Tailwheel, amphib/float plane, CFI, multiengine Instructor, instrument instructor, etc etc.
Last flight i made with him was over the past summer in a 172rg to p-town and shortly before that a trip over to Jaffrey for lunch and ice-cream.
He was filling in as an instructor for some of the Daniel Webster students I believe within the last couple of years. I dont know if he is current now.
We used to live in Tewksbury, MA so I spent a lot of time at Tew-Mac in particular. There was a cherokee 6 out of there that my father flew quite a bit doing everything from scenic rides and skydivers to flying caskets with bodies in them out for a funeral. Reliable workhorse with capacity.
I always thought about getting my license without letting him know I was working on it and surprising him with it. But if theres an angle to save money while spending some quality time with pops that sounds really good to me. Right now he's got a grass strip in his front yard and an empty 40x40 airplane hangar.
It would sure cut down on my commute to be able to fly up to the lake right from Hampton Airfield!
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