Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Wheeler Technology. Model: Express. Nickname: Millennium
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Piston
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane SE land
> Engine Description: SE Piston

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/5/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: EDI Express

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 106
> Date First Flown: 6/27/2000
> Location First Flown: Olympia Airport, Olympia, WA (KOLM)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: unknown

Recollections:
I flew this airplane as part of a USNTPS staff field trip.  Flew it the same day as the A-1D “Spad”.  I had no memory of this flight, just what is in my logbook but later I found a photo of me in the cockpit…the aircraft appears to be a homebuilt design and looks somewhat like a Columbia 400.  Anybody out there know anything more about it?

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Antonov. Model: AN-2. Nickname: (NATO codename) Colt
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Piston
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane SE Land
> Engine Description: Single engine piston

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/5/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 0.5
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: n/a

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 94
> Date First Flown: 6/27/1997
> Location First Flown: North Las Vegas airport
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Maloney

Recollections: I flew the Colt during a staff field trip.  We were visiting nearby Nellis AFB, NV (to see some really cool airplanes which–at the time–were quite classified) and took a day to contract for Qual Evals.  I flew the Colt, an R-44, and a Beech 18.  What a day! 

I flew the Colt for just half an hour but I did 7 landings!  Not sure I ever left the pattern.  I remember finding the airplane pretty easy to land a really a lot of fun to just sit in.  It is HUGE.  The wings and tail are fabric covered and, being a Russian design, many of the system controls were unusual to my eyes.  A wonderful QE in terms of stressing our “adaptability”. 

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Piper. Model: J-3. Nickname: Cub
> Aircraft Mil Civ Description: Airplane SE Piston
> FAA Category and Class: Airplane Single Engine Land
> Engine Description: Single engine

Aircraft Experience
> As of: 11/5/2024
> Number of Hours Flown: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 1
> Other Aircraft Models Associated: various “Cub” models, including PA-18

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 86
> Date First Flown: 9/28/1996
> Location First Flown: Van Nuys Airport, CA
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Unknown

Recollections:
Ok, first…why do I count this as a different airplane than the Super Cub, upon which I’ve also written a recollection?  The answer: because I will never forget flying this J-3 from a Los Angeles area airport while conducting a “Qual Eval” as part of a USNTPS Class Field trip.  I believe it had the original 65 HP engine.  I do NOT remember who I flew with but I remember taking off, enroute to conducting some “high work” (test pilot stuff like stability and control tests) and listening to the “pock-it-a, pock-it-a, pock-it-a” of that little motor.  What seemed like 20 minutes later, and we were climbing thru 1000 ft AGL.  Needless to say and owing to the very low climb performance, I elected to truncate my high work before returning to the pattern for 5 landings.  Everyone loves the CUB.  Generations learned to fly on it, people praise other airplanes by saying “it flies just like a cub”.  This flight in the J-3 showed me the beauty and serenity of the cub in it’s purest form…with little power available but with wonderful flying qualities.