Monthly Archives: May 2012

A Visitor and a Surprise

Indianapolis, Indiana citizen Colin Tabb is a pilot, building hours toward a commercial ticket and an airline career. I’ve known him since his dad David introduced us, and we’ve been long-distance friends. He als0 serves on the AeroKnow Museum board … Continue reading

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It’s News to Me: Springfield Area Plastic Modelers Club

From my friend Mark Houpt yesterday, May 23, came an invitation to attend that evening’s meeting of the Springfield Area Plastic Modelers Club (SAPMC). This was BIG NEWS to me. For years, off and on, I have offered Plastic Wings Model Club … Continue reading

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Model Building In the Office Again

Building more model airplanes has been a back burner focus since arriving here at the local airport almost two years ago. After all more than 1,000 built models are in storage and already on display. It’s hard to imagine that … Continue reading

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NEEDED Hard Plastic CD Cases

It’s important for you to know I’m not administrating AeroKnow Museum in a vacuum, despite zilch volunteers on premises. A friend is an archivist at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library here in Springfield, and her word is gold here. When I began … Continue reading

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