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fly, but it will ground loop in a minute.” He didn’t complete advanced training in the AT–6 Texan, and saw combat in the infantry, then flew general aviation after the war. Bill Childs, a Tuskegee Airman who helped maintain the aircraft at Moton Field, showed Quy some of his tools— displayed behind protective plastic in a toolbox. Childs, 88, said he paid for the tools. “If you didn’t keep them locked up, somebody would steal them,” he said. “I spent many a day out there [on the ramp]. Each morning we had to preflight [all the airplanes].” Childs said he worked primarily on the Stearmans, which were “not hard to work on. I hated putting new wings on, after somebody ground looped— and that did happen. You had to re-rig everything.” In Alabama Quy also added a few more airmen’s signatures to the inside of the Stearman’s baggage door—another effort to honor the airplane’s Tuskegee legacy. “I think we had 44 signatures when we finished up.” Epilogue All told, the journey to Washington took some 74 flight hours, which Quy said included a lot of local flights. He logged

about 340 hours in the airplane since its refurbishment was completed in 2008. Although its military and crop-dusting logs were gone, he estimates 5,500 total hours on the airframe. At the Udvar-Hazy Center, the Spirit of Tuskegee was the first aircraft worked on in the new Mary Baker Engen Restoration Hangar. The airplane’s 300-horsepower Lycoming R68013—added during its crop-dusting years—was replaced with a 225-horsepower Lycoming R680-17. “It’s so neat to see it with that stock engine on there,” Quy said. Disc brakes and the tailwheel also were replaced with stock components, and the modern radio and transponder were removed. Two years ago, Quy tucked a photo of his wife above the magneto switch in the rear cockpit. She likes to accompany him on local sorties but not long cross-countries, he said. “I just wanted to have something with me, something of her in the airplane.” He left the photo in the airplane. Tina, too, was sad to part with the Stearman. “She said she’d really miss going for sunset flights on nice, calm evenings.” The engine will fly again, however. The Quys are rebuilding another 1944

PT-13 that will be painted to commemorate POWs and MIAs. As he contemplated placing the Spirit of Tuskegee in the Smithsonian, Quy saw a documentary about prisoners of war in Vietnam. “That’s when it hit me. I thought it would be so cool to be able to commemorate these guys. I feel that we as Americans owe so much to the people who have served our country in the past, and kept our country free.” Given the opportunity, Quy would “absolutely” repeat the Tuskegee Airmen tribute. “Aside from the flying, I think it’s really made me a better person, and it’s allowed me to have insights into something that I never had exposure to. Growing up as a white boy in Minnesota, I never had experience with racism. I was very fortunate that I didn’t have to fight through a lot of adversity to get to where I wanted to be. “I feel very fortunate that we were able to spend this time with so many Tuskegee Airmen and get to know them as friends over the years,” he said. “It’s been magical and absolutely amazing… it’s been a lot of fun, and an honor. I feel very lucky.” Email the author at mike.collins@aopa. org.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011

AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011
Contents
President’s Position
Hanger Talk
AOPA Media
AOPA Action
Letters
Waypoints
Proficient Pilot
License to Learn
Pilot Counsel
Fly Well
Pilot Briefing
Rally GA: The Green Flight Challenge
Power Scout
The LSA Starfighter
2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: The Maine Event
A Window to the World
Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen
Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Owatonna Overshoot
Challenges: River Dance
Lost Universe
Having a Blast
Avionics: Syn Vis for the iPad
Products: An Array of Apps
Dogfight: For the Holidays
Never Again
Fly-Outs
Fly by Wire
Pilots
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Contents
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 3
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - President’s Position
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 5
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Hanger Talk
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 7
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - AOPA Media
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - AOPA Action
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Letters
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Waypoints
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Proficient Pilot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 27
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - License to Learn
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 29
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Pilot Counsel
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 31
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Fly Well
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Pilot Briefing
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 40a
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 40b
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Rally GA: The Green Flight Challenge
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Power Scout
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - The LSA Starfighter
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 2012 Tougher Than a Tornado Sweepstakes: The Maine Event
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - A Window to the World
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Safety Pilot Landmark Accident: Owatonna Overshoot
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 75
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 77
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 78
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Challenges: River Dance
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 80
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 82
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 83
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Lost Universe
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 88
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Having a Blast
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Avionics: Syn Vis for the iPad
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - I1
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - I2
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Products: An Array of Apps
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - 99
AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Dogfight: For the Holidays
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Never Again
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Fly-Outs
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Fly by Wire
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AOPA Pilot Magazine - December 2011 - Pilots
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