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Someone asked me yesterday how
many trike pilots have I soloed and I'm afraid to say that I don't know with any
certainty. So I'm going to start a list, beginning with my first student, who is
still flying today! Maybe someday I will get a chance to embellish upon these
people, and what a pleasure it was to work with them. I will not list anyone who
ALMOST soloed with me and then went off to solo by themselves or with someone else, or in
many cases never completed their flight training, only those I'm sure soloed with me.
Of course, there are thousands of those. There are also a few who soloed with
me but in their own craft that I may have forgotten... If your name appears on this
list and you feel inspired to post a few comments please send them to me. If your
name does not appear on this list but should- forgive me and please let me know!
Scroll down to the bottom for the newest trikers... |
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instructor was Patrick Juin, Bahia de Tenacatita, Jalisco, Mexico, 1983. |
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Name |
Year |
Location |
Comments |
| 1 |
JB Fish |
1992 |
Rimrock Airfield, AZ |
I don't think JB knew that he was my first real student until
after I'd soloed him. I was working for Kemmeries Air. Still flying |
| 2 |
Monty Stone |
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Bothell, WA |
Monty has the wildest homebuilt trike any of us have ever
seen, also the only Hirth triker I know. Still flying and is a BFI. I expect a visit any day. |
| 3 |
Dave Thompson |
1992 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Dave was one of my first.
Not flying, sold his trike to Bill Comstock. |
| 4 |
Archie Butler |
1998 |
Bothell, WA |
Used to be my partner in Arlington.
Still flying- a BFI |
| 5 |
Larry Haverstock |
1998 |
Arlington, WA |
I soloed his wife too. It was a pleasure working with
them both. Larry just quit flying- said he had realized his dream and
can now get on with life! |
| 6 |
Donna Haverstock |
1999 |
Arlington, WA |
Donna was one of the few women I have soloed and we had a
great time.Does not fly now, I guess. |
| 7 |
Davis Straub |
2000 |
Seattle, WA |
Davis is a glidehead extrordinare, has the World's Greatest
web site www.DavisStraub.com. Still very enthused about flying. On the US HG team. |
| 8 |
David Schack |
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Seattle, WA |
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| 9 |
Paul Grindall |
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Bothell, WA |
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| 10 |
Jerry Hebert |
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British Columbia |
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| 11 |
Don Reinhard |
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| 12 |
Grant Smith |
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Seattle, WA |
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| 13 |
Paul Maritz |
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Seattle, WA |
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| 14 |
David Maritz |
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| 15 |
Robert Bismuth |
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| 16 |
Rob 'Beto' Lyons |
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| 17 |
Andrew 'HummDaddy'
Culver |
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| 18 |
Ken DeRussey |
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Anacortes, WA |
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| 19 |
Dennis Olson |
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Arlington, WA |
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| 20 |
Ryan Harmon |
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Arlington, WA |
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| 21 |
Brad Snethen |
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Portland |
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| 22 |
Tony DeFreece |
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Vancouver, WA |
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| 23 |
Marty Luther |
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| 24 |
Cliff |
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| 25 |
Butch Jones |
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| 26 |
Brian Douma |
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Arlington, WA |
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| 27 |
Glenn Woodbury
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| 28 |
Ken Strong |
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| 29 |
Jim Jovle |
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Everett |
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| 30 |
Bob Hall |
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Seattle,WA |
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| 31 |
Claude Lapoint |
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Vancouver Island |
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| 32 |
John Baird |
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Anacortes, WA |
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| 33 |
John Winkenwader |
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Duvall, WA |
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| 34 |
Craig Shoemaker |
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Sikna, AK |
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| 35 |
James Taylor |
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Everett |
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| 36 |
Dave Sharafinski |
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Seattle,WA |
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| 37 |
Tim Copsey |
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Olympic Peninsula |
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| 38 |
Geir Andersen |
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Arlington, WA |
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| 39 |
Carl Ryder |
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Concrete, WA |
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| 40 |
Pat Johnson
425 335-5847 |
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Everett |
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| 41 |
Jess Gipson |
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Bothell, WA |
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| 42 |
Gary Emrick |
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Pennsylvania |
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| 43 |
Chris Howard |
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Buckeye Powered 'Chutes |
| 44 |
Jeremy Sneed |
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Buckeye |
| 45 |
Dave Hermel ? |
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Minnesota |
Dave- did I solo you? |
| 46 |
Nayo |
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Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico |
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| 47 |
His amigo also from... |
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Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico |
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| 48 |
Guillermo Camus |
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Hermosillo |
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| 49 |
Tom White |
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Long Island |
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| 50 |
Eric Koenig |
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Long Island |
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| 51 |
John Robinson |
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San Francisco |
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| 52 |
Fernando |
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Cabo San Lucas |
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| 53 |
Lou Gulman |
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Seattle,WA |
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| 54 |
Jack Coleman |
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Bothell, WA |
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| 55 |
John Berry |
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Arlington, WA |
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| 56 |
Tom Trapp |
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| 57 |
Rob 'Beto' Lyons |
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Duvall, WA |
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| 58 |
George Zurcher |
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Rhode Island |
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| 59 |
Scott Burgess |
Summer 2004 |
Incline, NV |
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| 60 |
John Shoop
530 582-9375 |
Summer 2004 |
Truckee, CA |
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| 61 |
Ken Buchannan |
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Chehalis, WA |
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| 62 |
Bill Wiebe |
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Ferndale, WA |
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| 63 |
Jim Jovle |
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Bothell, WA |
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| 64 |
Jeff Hunt- glidehead |
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Austin, TX |
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| 65 |
Dave "Chip" Henley |
|
Laytonville, CA |
Chip is an old amigo, a glidehead and member of Telluride Air
Force. |
| 66 |
Steve Rowe |
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Chicago, IL |
The latest- give him a call! |
| 67 |
John Newkirk |
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Evergreen, CO |
Soloed in 1994 at KemmAv |
| 68 |
Matthew Furlong |
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Omaha, Nebraska |
April 10, 2005 |
| 69 |
Gary Stolte Air Creations Buggy 582 IXESS |
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Phoenix, AZ |
Gary says he's addicted to landings!
I taught Gary in his new wagon. I can teach you in yours
too! |
| 70 |
Nick Franklin |
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Phoenix, AZ |
Air Creations Twin 582 Kiss 450.
Nick soloed in 14.5 hours |
| 71 |
Roger Crossman |
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Indian Hills Airpark
Salome, Arizona |
Bought a SkyCycle 447/NorthwingRoger flew taildraggers for 52 years, sold his Cub and
bought a trike! |
| 72 |
Marlin Siebens |
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Goodyear, AZ |
Also bought a SkyCycle
447/Northwing. Another GA pilot switches over to push-and-shove! |
| 73 |
Jonathan Barraclough |
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Cosmos SAMBA/Topless.
Soloed Jonathan in Tehachapi, a very windy place! |
| 74 |
Dan Delker |
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Dan soloed our Twin 503 F450.
Greasy landings! |
| 75 |
John Winn |
February 8, 2006 |
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Soloed the Tanarg 582 IxessT
Soloed in just under 30 hours |
| 76 |
C J McDermott |
February 28, 2006 |
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Solo wagon: Air Creation
Twin 503, Fun 450. Next, we'll
set him up in a Tanarg! C J's training was interrupted a number of times by work and
life in general. Congratulations C J! |
| 77 |
Lee Haxthausen |
1995 |
Red Bluff, CA |
I'm not sure what we soloed... a Cosmos? He walked in the hangar,
explained that first I gave him 11 hours dual, then John gave him a checkride and we cut
him loose. |
| 78 |
Pamela Pryzbylo |
April 22, 2006 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Pam's from Oklahoma.
Soloed in an Air Creation Twin 503 Fun 450. After 27.5 hours dual, then went out and GREASED
those landings! |
| 79 |
Derek Schwartz |
May 14, 2006 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Air Creation Twin 503 F-450.
Derek's gonna need a PPL- he wants to be a tug pilot. Soloed in just under 20 hours! |
| 80 |
Tom Trenary |
May 18, 2006 |
Phoenix, AZ |
Air Creation Tanarg 582 K-450.
He soloed in 23.7 hours, and gave me two beautiful low passes,
and three greasy landings! |
| 81 |
Luke Akins
22 years old
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May 21, 2006
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Air Creation Twin 503 Fun-450.
Luke soloed in just nine hours, and he was probably good to go
even sooner. Oh to be a kid again...! |
| 82 |
Tori "Bird" Wade,
23 years old |
October 15, 2006 |
Rodeo, NM |
Air Creation Twin 503.
She caught on very quickly, went to the head of her class, and
is my first solo at Amigos del Cielo, |
| 83 |
Briggs Wood, |
November 13,
2006 |
San Manuel, AZ |
Air Creation TANARG 912.
Briggs is old leather who flew Sukois and EXTRA 300s.
Now he's a triker! Briggs and I started training at Kemmeries Aviation, continued
with the Sky Gypsies in Rodeo, NM, and finished up in Arizona. |
| 84 |
Ric Demas, Jerome, Arizona PD,
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November 18, 2006 |
San Manuel, AZ |
Air Creation Buggy 582 XP-12I soloed Ric back in 1995 and then forgot about him. We
got together again when Ric bought this hot rod, and got him 8.5 hours of touch 'n goes in
San Manuel, Arizona. This is the hottest trike I've ever drooled on, now I want an
XP-12! |
| 85 |
Dr. Darrell Smith |
January 23, 2007
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Air Creation TWIN 503 Fun 450.
Darrell is also flying the Tanarg 582 iXess. Darrell has a license from the
CAA! |
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