Globe GC-1 Swift

Aircraft Information
> Aircraft Make: Globe Model: GC-1. Nickname: Swift
> 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: 1
> Number of Times Flown: 2
> Other Aircraft Models Associated:

First Flown Information
> Sequence First Flown: 11
> Date First Flown: 5/17/1982
> Location First Flown: San Carlos, CA Airport (KSQL)
> Who and/or What Organization First Flown With: Bobby Macek

Recollections: Two of my squadron mates in VP-9 (my P-3 squadron) each owned Swifts.  I was always amazed that they could actually own their planes and, in retrospect, should’ve learned more about airplane ownership at the time.   They took me flying once (we did a formation flight) and I got some stick time, though I didn’t land it (I wasn’t a taildragger pilot at that point).

Both of them went to Delta Airlines soon after our tours ended at VP-9.  I might’ve followed them into the airline world, had I not been accepted to attend Test Pilot School.  As they say, the rest is history.