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I got my first small plane ride from my uncle when I was a wee sprig; I used that opportunity to do an aero experiment, which was to make a parachute for an old differential gear I found out on the farm and throw that out the window of the plane. Surprisingly enough, he went along with it but the chute was a fail and I was very fortunate to not put that gear through the stained glass window of a nearby church.
Anyhoo, that's what really got my interest in aviation going. I eventually got pilot licenses up through commercial, multi-engine, instrument instructor, where aviation then took a back seat to my burgeoning ground vehicle design career.
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