First Flights

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  • Walt Myers                           “Little Job”                             July 1928*
  • Bill Durand                          Durand Glider                       1934*
  • Bill Durand                          Durand 2-place                     1938*
  • Bill Durand                          XD-85                                   1948*
  • Duane Hockenberry            Skyhopper 2-place               June 1967
  • Larry Jensen                         Cassutt Racer                        1969
  • Quinten Schiffer                   Chief restoration                   September 1970
  • Quinten Schiffer                   J3 Cub restoration              7 October 1972
  • Bob Parker                          J3 Cub restoration               22 September 1972
  • Ken Tague Cavalier circa 1972
  • Gary Carlson & Leonard Hammasch         Davis DA-2A       28 February 1973
  • Duane Hockenberry            Hockenberry Kamikaze       September 1973
  • Earl Sanford                       Pitts Special                        24 May 1974
  • Floyd Derry                         Stitts Playmate                    17 Sept 1974
  • Ken Rand                            KR-1                                   1975
  • Phil Groelz                          W-8 Tailwind                        circa 1975
  • Del Christiansen                 KR-2                                   circa 1975
  • Dave Roebuck                   Fly Baby                             22 Feb 1975
  • Vern Meek                         Jungster I                            29 December 1975
  • Phil Groelz                          Wittman W-8 Tailwind         circa 1976
  • Mike Howard                     KR-1                                   October 1978
  • Bill Durand                         Durand Mk V                       28 June 1978
  • Rick Niedergeses               Soneri II                              3 November 1979
  • Jud Bock                            Varieze                               1980
  • Jim Stevens                        RV3                                    8 June 1980
  • John Maenner                     Scamp                                1982
  • Don Eye                              Skybolt                                circa 1982
  • Ken Swain                          Varieze                               circa 1982
  • Dick Clark                           American Eaglet Glider      May 1984
  • John Breese                       Swift restoration                  June 1984
  • Bill Bouda                           Varieze                               1 June 1985
  • Dick McGloshen                 Pitts S2                               April 1986
  • John Breese                       Mooney Mite                       May 1987
  • John Colton                        Stinson Station Wagon       May 1987
  • Harold Curtis & Tom Saunders     Quickie 2                  April 1987
  • Mike Corradi                      KR-2                                    November 1987
  • Jack Botsford                     Kelerer Lark                        March 1988
  • Tom Saunders                   Q-2                                      March 1988
  • Bob Dixon                           RANS S-9                           October 1988
  • Steve Ousley                      Kitfox                                  August 1989
  • Dave Peters                        Volksplane                          August 1989
  • Bob Harvey                         Super Cricket Twin             circa Oct 1990
  • Larry West                         Meyers OTW restoration    September 1990
  • Andy Bajc                           RV-4                                   November 1990
  • Bill Berrick                          Acro Sport                           5 July 1991
  • Lee Hall                              RV-6                                   22 April 1993
  • Dick Hedge                         BD-4                                   August 1993
  • Rod Kauber                         RV-4                                   September 1994
  • Jim Muegge                       Kitfox                                  December 1994
  • Mike Howard                     RV-6                                   June 1995
  • Vince Robertson                 1940 Fairchild restoration   August 1995
  • Dick Watkins                      Avid Flyer                           October 1995
  • Ron Bratcher                      Kitfox                                  December 1995
  • Gary Johnson                     Lancair IV P                      October 1996
  • Bill Berrick                          GP-4                                   April 1997
  • Pat Houlihan                      Mini-Max                           July 1998
  • Jim Duke                             Challenger II Clipped Wing          1998
  • Dick Harriman                     RANS S-16                         9 December 1999
  • Mike Howard Little Wing-Auto Gyro-3      20 July 2000
  • Doug Humble                    Q2                                       1 April 2001
  • Bob Harvey                         Air Bike                               June 2001
  • Jerry Mason                       RV 4                                    April 2002
  • Harry Hopkins                    RV-4                                   2 May 2002
  • Dean Cox                            Challenger II                       September 2002
  • Vernon Goff                       Glastar                                May 2003
  • Gary Gitt                             Kolb Cobra 23                    May 2003
  • Gene Larson                       RV-9A                                 2 October 2003
  • Jon Breese                         RV-8                                   26 November 2003
  • Al Schuh                             RV-7A                                 June 2004
  • Ron Wood                          RV-6A                                 4 December 2004
  • Roland Manarin                 Lancair IV-P Turbine          January 2005
  • Kevin Farris                        RV-7                                   28 October 2007
  • Scott Laughlin                    Zenith CH601XL          January 2008
  • Jim Rush                             RV-4                                   23 October 2007
  • Steve Ousley                      Glastar                                circa 2009
  • Bob Condrey                       RV-10                                 June 2010
  • Tom Weidewult                   RV-6                                   25 May 2010
  • Bob Cartwright                   RV-7                                   2011
  • Dick Harriman                     Waiex                                 August 2012
  • Chris Halfman                    RV-7                                   2014
  • Jerry Ronk                          Harmon F1 Rocket             2014
  • Mike Howard                     RV-12                                 August 2014
  • Gene Larson                       RV-12                                 2014
  • Mark Miller                         Zenith 650                          February 2016
  • Larry Glaser                        L-7 restoration                    September 2016
  • Bob Condrey                      RV-10                                 October 2018
  • Bruce Mundie                     Nieuport 28                         21 October 2018
  • Jim Beyer (STEM)              RV-12                                  20 February 2021
  • Doug Humble & Jerry Taylor         CX4 Thatcher          July 2021