Paul,
In May of 2000, My husband, Bud and I retired, sold our W8 flying
tailwind, "Gonzo!" (N3989A) and our W10 project "BigBird" (NX101XN). We
turned the Newsletter over to Jerry Hey in California, along with
subscription lists as well as boxes of historical stuff and bought a 40
foot sailboat.
After cruising the east coast for a year, we headed south and spent the
next 6 years on a circumnavigation of the Caribbean. We visited the
Dominican Republic, PuertoRico, Virgin Islands, windward & leeward
islands, Trinidad, Venezuela, the ABC's, Colombia, Panama, Honduras,
Guatamala, Belize and Mexico. In 2007 we returned to the US and spent a
year in New Bern, NC, where we sold the boat.
In 2008 we moved back to our home in Lynchburg, VA & 2012 to Farmville,
VA., and Bud bought a Mitchell B-10 to fly.
We have had no contact with the tailwind folks since heading south,
except for a few good friends.
At the present time, we are both involved with our local EAA chapter
(1202) which is working with Fuqua School here in Farmville to help the
High School Students build a Zenith 750 Cruzer. If you would like to
give us a "plug", that project needs all the help it can get. The Cruzer
is being completely funded by our chapter, a go-fund-me page & what we
can beg from local business. The "Mentors" are volunteering their time 2
days a week and the Chapter has held raffles & fundraisers to help fill
the kitty (next big expense will be the engine).
The Cruiser project is the reason for Bud's interest in the original
post. He would like to get in touch with Mr. Kilk to see where he is
located & talk about his old engine.
I was able to find information on Tailwinds with Mazda rotary engines in
my old database. Neither of these planes had an N#, nor had they flown
as of 2000. Also, the owners may well be dead after so many years, but
here is what I have:
Frenchie LaGrand
9100 Sunshine Blvd
New Port Richie, FL 34654-4311
Jacob Noble
17811 Rt 58
Wellington, OH 44090-9464
Hope this clears up some of the confusion *:) happy.
Judith Kennedy
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