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Build your own HUD

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John Marzulli has a wonderfully built and painted Zenith 701. He lives in Ballard, Washington, and flies from Arlington Municipal Airport (KAWO).

While John and I have exchanged a few e-messages over the last few years, this year’s edition of the Arlington Fly-In was our first chance to meet up face to face.

John was at the fly-in, camping with his 7-year-old daughter, Penny, living a truly wholesome aviation experience. (He and 11-year-old daughter Genevieve have camped at prior fly-ins and 3-month-old son Nicolas is next in line.)

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Words matter

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Jess Atkins grew up in Isle of Wight County in Virginia in the 1940s. Like lots of kids, when he saw an aircraft flying overhead, he looked up. He didn’t know what model airplanes were overhead — they turned out to be B-17s — but he was inspired.

Seeing those planes flying became a dream for Jess. That’s a familiar story to anyone who gazes skyward.

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Flying is cool. We can make it cooler

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Is there any doubt that flying is cool? Whether flying a Boeing Dreamliner, a J-3 Cub or a DJI quadcopter, flying can put you in places that are impossible to reach otherwise.

“Because flying is cool” is my best explanation for why I fly. Sure I can talk about efficiency and performance, but those justify what my gut already tells me.

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Optimism — so much cooler than pessimism

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On opening day of last month’s Paris Air Show, Daher, Airbus, and Safran announced “a collaborative partnership for the design and development of the wing-mounted EcoPulse distributed hybrid propulsion demonstrator.”

The trio of aerospace goliaths have stated the maiden flight is scheduled for 2022.

Just look at the photo (below). It is a TBM with six additional propellers. It looks a bit like NASA’s X-57.

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Current? Yes. Proficient? Getting there

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According to the FAA, my flight instructor, and FAR Part 61.56, I completed my Flight Review early last month. That means I can “act as pilot in command of an aircraft” for the next 24 months.

Ryan, my instructor, and I flew an Aviat Husky for the flight portion of the Flight Review. What a kick that was. The Cub I usually fly is wonderful, but has only 75 hp up front. The Husky has 180.

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