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Show i4 April . Crosscurrents 3, 1998 Beginnings in flight A small plane, a teacher, and a mesa top By Marilu Waybourn Farmington had neither an airport nor flying instructors in 1937, but that didnt stop a group of Farmington men who wanted to learn to fly. On October 15, 1937, the Farmington Flying Club was formed with members Oscar Thomas (who was the key figure in getting it started) "V ; a Fritz According to the late; Clinton Taylprs Harold log, It turned out that Oscar Thomas, Tanner, George Red Amsden,' Shorty Bud Beaty, and myself became the own Buder, D.L Mowrer, the Wood brothers ers of the flying situation.' We bought ihe (Skeet, Steve and Cy), arid oy 'Noel? others out. Soon to join were Bud Beaty and Clinton By 1947 Farmington had two airplane after Lloyd Taylor opentthe dealerships Taylor The dub members pooled their resourc Ercoupe Plane Agency. Thomas already 40- - represented the Cessna planes, and he es and bought a small " Nm-ujecConducted flying school all around the horsepower Taylor Cub? Find an instructor. They hired Harold Four Corners. The 1950s launched additional aeria Pollitt, an Iowan, to come to Farmington . and live and be their trainer. activity when the Aztec Oscar had . already Airport became a second site for private pilots. Jesse Bearc the site out picked perfect for the landing field he learned to fly at the said a atop Aztec Airport with Austin mesa known locally as as his instructor. Albert Mesa. The site Arrington has continued as an airfield, Beard, a Farmington busi continues flying home nessman, to being with 1947 Luscombe today Farmingtons Four Corners Beard also has plane. Regional Airport and a mechanics license; having namesake for Mesa Airlines. kept up his skills after serving By December 30, 1937, in World War II as an aircraft several men were.ready for mechanic. the next step. The Federal ' j Beard, whose interests lie Aviation Administration in sent E.V. Pettis from Ft. antique airplanes and said there are still Worth, Texas, to test about a dozen early pilots fly. Farmingtons first pilots. Six of them passed the test ing the area. A group used to meet and fly out to Kayenta, that j5ecember morning, Monument ..and from FUYTHlflgt07l air travel Gouldings Valley, Gallup, Cortez and Farmington was under way. elsewhere for breakfast. He July 28, 1939 marked there are landing strips said the first airplane accident Tljg QTOUt) x all over the Four Corners. -- Fritz in Farmington. The busiest folks in the Goodding and Harry area today, according to Redfield were killed in the are Experimental Aircraft Taylor Cub while coming in for a land- - Beard, ing. ... local flyers are of the opinion Association members in Durango. They that the crash was caused through no are home builders working on aircraft fault of either the plane or the pilot, but in garages, warehouses and backyards. Some of those planes are surprisingly was the result of the freakish wind condi tions that existed in this section last powerful and have a long range, he said. The skies over the Four Corners are Friday as an accompaniment to the heavy busy with general aviation planes today storms in the northern part of the state, thanks in part to the aviators who started reported the Farmington Times Hustler. formed the flying club in . Thirteen men in San Juan County it all when they ; hold pilots licenses, out of a total of 60 in 1937. Marilu Waybourn is an author, a histhe state of New Mexico, due largely to the and a native ofSan Juan County, training derived on the Cub, said Oscar torian, She and Robert McDamel Thomas, quoted in the newspaper article. - New Mexico. The crash was traumatic to the fledg- - alternate as writers of our cram the first Friday ofjach ling Farmington Flying Club.The group Memories 'month. ' ' disbanded? J.F. Huntsman, ? Goodding, Flarry Redfield, --A- be -- two-seate- d, -- fc fhe crash , , was traumatic to the fly-in- s? .. fledgling flying Qub. o disbanded. K T POOR COPY Womens need for planning Page 27 Develop clear investment goals and a strategy that will help you achieve them. Once you have a grasp of your current situation, you can set realistic goals for the future. Perhaps youd like to send your children to private college, or maybe you want a house in the mountains for early retirement. To reach your objectives, you must determine how Rodney B. Swearingen much they will cost and when you will Durango, CO need the money; then youll know what Vice President Investments you must do to achieve them. Start the strategy process by learning success more about personal finance and investinvestment ing. 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