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Postby Sonex1517 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 9:36 am

Nice article in GA News with mention of our very own Mike Smith

"Token homebuilder" in the local EAA chapter.....love it Mike.

https://generalaviationnews.com/2017/11 ... 45ab-79157
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Re: GA News article

Postby kmacht » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:42 am

Nice article. Great picture Mike.

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Re: GA News article

Postby Bryan Cotton » Mon Nov 20, 2017 12:02 pm

+1 on the token homebuilder - awesome!
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Re: GA News article

Postby sonex1374 » Mon Nov 20, 2017 2:43 pm

Mike,

Congratulations on being an excellent homebuilder ambassador, and a great representative of the Sonex community! Well done! That little trick just earned you free beverages at Camp Sonex in 2018!

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Re: GA News article

Postby mike.smith » Mon Nov 20, 2017 7:44 pm

Ha! I didn't even know it was there until I saw it on this thread!

My Sonex is a favorite of the kids. I'm sure there is a bit of a "cool" factor, but I also think it's because it's more kid-sized than the other airplanes on the field.

Flying Young Eagles is such a pleasure, and such a great give-back! I think I've flown about 20 kids so far.
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Re: GA News article

Postby WaiexN143NM » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:13 pm

Hi mike,all,
Great stuff mike. Thanks for giving back.

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Re: GA News article

Postby mike.smith » Mon Nov 20, 2017 11:36 pm

BTW, I'm the token home builder because I'm the ONLY one in my local EAA chapter. Everyone else flies certified aircraft.
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Re: GA News article

Postby dtwolcott » Tue Nov 21, 2017 5:01 pm

Great picture Mike and some good publicity. We need more of these type of stories showing up in our local newspapers.
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