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Boone, NC
Birthday:
November 18
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"I showed up one Saturday after partying with my buddies. I forgot my logbook at my buddy's place. Finn just said "Hawkins, how could you possibly forget your logbook? I sure hope she was worth it!!! (She wasn't)."
"One day as we were towing to release altitude, I saw a cloud about 45 degrees to the right of our course that looked like it had good thermals (the gold currency of all glider operations). I keyed the mic and somewhat excitedly said "Finn, 45…"
"One of the times I saw Finn the happiest was the day I put our names and call signs on our cockpits. Our principal instructor was a bit slow on the uptake, so his call sign was "Lightnin" ". Mine was "Hawk" for obvious reasons. On Finn's …"
"Finn always demanded the best from us. It got to point that we would land the glider on on runway 31 (often with a headwind on approach, and a tailwind on rollout), roll out, make a 90 degree turn, and drop the main gear into the parking divot. …"
"Another Finn story:
One day I showed up on the flight line wearing a pair of urban camo pants and a T-Shirt. Finn just looked at me and said "Musta been a good party Hawkins, I see you're still wearing your pajamas". I laughed about that for…"
One day I showed up on the flight line wearing a pair of urban camo pants and a T-Shirt. Finn just looked at me and said "Musta been a good party Hawkins, I see you're still wearing your pajamas". I laughed about that for…"
"I was very sorry to learn about Capt. Wilster's passing. I knew him back in the late '80s and early '90s. He was our tow pilot and secondary instructor when I was managing the Boone, NC glider operation and learning to fly gliders during the…"
"Hi Terry:
I was a flight student under retired Capt. Finn Wilster, RVAH-9, when I was learning to fly gliders in the late '80s. Pretty much the total opposite end of the spectrum from a Viggie. He had a huge impact on me, not only as an aviator, …"
I was a flight student under retired Capt. Finn Wilster, RVAH-9, when I was learning to fly gliders in the late '80s. Pretty much the total opposite end of the spectrum from a Viggie. He had a huge impact on me, not only as an aviator, …"
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Sorry to hear about Captain Wilster. Sounds like a good man, I was an E-4 avionics technician navigation (ATN-30). Glad to have you aboard.
Welcome Aboard Lee!
whats your connection to the RV community?
Terry RVAH-14