Time Pieces - Historic Planes YOU can afford to BUY and FLY!
After a year of research, legal work, and 1/2 a year's salary, Ginger Gordon would like to announce to all Indianapolis area aviation groups and pilots, the formation of Time Pieces, LLC. This company will specialize in offering fractional shares in vintage, sport aviation aircraft.
The concept is easy. . . Pilots buy a share in the airplane and show up to fly. Time Pieces handles everything else: hangar rent, insurance, acquisition costs, maintenance, lists of quality instructors, state of the art scheduling system, excise taxes, etc.
With 2 Piper Cubs already procured, Time Pieces will offer its first aircraft for sale in the Indianapolis area (with plans to expand to other areas soon). One of these airplanes was featured in the most recent painting by aviation artist Sam Lyons called "Golden Times". Here's a chance to own a plane that will be seen around the world.
Each share in a Cub is valued at $3750 and permits the owner to 50 hours of flying over a 2 year period. That's right . . . all you pay over the 2 year period is $3750. To ensure availability of your aircraft, each plane will be limited to 10 share holders.
This is your chance to get your tail wheel endorsement, stay current with your tail wheel flying, get back to the basics of stick 'n rudder flying, learn about aircraft ownership, enjoy grass strips, take a friend to lunch, attend a pancake breakfast, go to a fly-in, enjoy the wild blue yonder, camp out under the wing, share your passion with friends and family, or to feel the wind in your face as you enjoy a summer afternoon with the cub door open. For answers to frequently asked questions and additional information, please visit the website at www.IFlyTimePieces.com or call Ginger at 317-501-2773.

Ginger Gordon, President Time Pieces, LLC

Exceptional Soaring Conditions Produce Five U.S. Glider Record Claims
Wednesday April 23, 2003 was a record setting soaring day on the Appalachian ridges of the Eastern United States. A cold front passed through the area leaving strong Northwesterly winds in its wake, with very windy and turbulent flying conditions. Conditions were the strongest in years. U.S. and Canadian pilots flying for records, badges, and personal bests recorded many long cross-country glider flights.

Doug Haluza, 41, of Centerport, NY, and John D. Godfrey, 54, of Pittsburgh, PA, claimed two U.S. national records for multiplace gliders: 750 km Out and Return Speed at 109 km/h (68 mi/hr) and Free Three Turnpoint Distance at 1136 km (706 mi). Total flight distance registered in the AeroKurier Online Contest (OLC) was 1212 km (753 mi), or 1127 handicapped points, making Doug's flight currently the best in the world this year in the pure glider class. They flew Doug's 1979 Schempp-Hirth Janus C two-place glider for 10h 47m non-stop. Doug is a Soaring Society of America Master Cross-Country Flight Instructor, and this flight was conducted under the SSA Master Instructor Cross Country Program. John currently holds a 500km FAI diamond, and is working towards a 1000km FAI Diploma. Doug had set one previous U.S. National Record for Free Out and Return Distance in 1997, and is a member and past president of the Long Island Soaring Association.

James L. (Jim) Price, 65, of Loveland, OH, flying his 2001 Schempp-Hirth Discus 2 single-place glider, abandoned a declared 1,063 km triangle task for the Barron Hilton Cup competition, but flew a total of 1165km (724 mi) up and down the ridges instead. Jim received 1065 OLC points for the flight, making his flight 2nd best in the world this year in the pure glider class. Jim currently has the best Hilton Cup flight for the 2002-2003 season in the Eastern U.S., flown around a declared 815 km triangular course from Ridge Soaring on May 3, 2002. This was Jim's second flight greater than 1000km. Jim is a member of the Caesar Creek Soaring Club.

Thomas L. (Tom) Knauff, 65, and Doris F. Grove (Husband and Wife) of Julian PA, flying their 2001 Schempp-Hirth Duo Discus T two-place motorglider, claimed U.S. national records for multiplace motorglider in 750 km O&R Speed at 152.8 km/h (95 mi/hr), O&R Distance of 780 km (485 mi) and Free Three Turnpoint Distance of 1,056 km (656 mi). Total flight distance, including the trips to and from the start/finish points was 1,194 km (742 mi). Due to a GPS data logger error, they could only claim 1028 km in the OLC, making this the 3rd best flight in the U.S. in the combined Motorglider and Glider classes. Tom has set over 50 U.S. national records in the past 30 years. Doris was the first woman to fly more than 1000 km. Doris and Tom are the owners of Ridge Soaring Gliderport.