By JOHN WEBER
On Dec. 21, 2017, several members of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 534 were involved with transferring a dream.
Members traveled from the chapter’s hangar at Leesburg International Airport (KLEE) in Florida, to the home of an 87-year-old gentleman in The Villages.
There, they picked up a project from Harry Farmer, who admitted that he would probably never finish his Thatcher CX-4.
He had been working on the plane for the last 15 years, while undergoing the traumas of life — moving, the loss of his wife, and the changes that come with the aging process.
Harry decided that he would donate the Thatcher to the chapter, and the project is to be used in its Youth Program.
Although knowing that he would not fulfill his dream of finishing his plane and one day flying it, he will pass it along to a younger generation that will hopefully follow his dream and finish the plane — with the ultimate goal of seeing it fly.
John Weber, who lives in Leesburg, Florida, is EAA Chapter 534 Vice President. He is a veterinarian and a Light-Sport Aviation Certified Flight Instructor. He owns two Light-Sport aircraft: A Rans S6S and a Rans S12.
What an awesome gesture Mr. Farmer did for the local EAA 534 chapter. I hope the local EAA chapter can get the bird completed and get Mr. Farmer up in the clouds in his former plane.
Will
While I am not a licensed pilot I like to read almost anything flying and appreciate General Aviation News. Fortunately, I have several friends who are current pilots both private and Commercial and we share news fairly often. One of my friends was a pilot of Air Force Two for several years and has flown for one of the companies in my area in his retirement.
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