Member Aircraft/Projects
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Tracy Rhodes, 2016-2020 Chapter President
Tracy was elected as Chapter 1361 President in January of 2016. He obtained his Private Pilot SEL certificate on July 12, 1970 in Big Spring Texas while at USAF Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT). Upon graduation from UPT he was granted a Commercial MEL (CLT) certificate. He served a total of 20 years in the Air…
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1948 Temco Swift GC-1B
My current aircraft and work-in-progress is a 1948 Temco Swift GC-1B. I have owned it 15 years and fly it as often as my schedule permits. The Swift is a two-seat (side-by-side) taildragger with a classic mini-fighter look. The most distinctive part of the aircraft is probably the grill work on the front cowl that…