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I’ll be trying out some interesting new Superfocus glasses for pilots on the flight.  Will let you know how well they work.  Stay tuned…

One scholarship contributor from each county will be invited to join Murray in the J3 for a flight at their local airport.  Click here for additional details.

What could be better than one antique J3 in the sky flying to all of Ohio’s counties this spring for the 75th Anniversary of the Piper Cub?  Two Cubs!  We are very pleased to announce that pilot Ron Siwik expects to join Joe Murray on the flight this spring in a second Piper Cub.  Siwik is a former U.S. military flight surgeon who served in Vietnam.  He has been flying for more than 43 years and holds an Airline Transport Pilot (ATP) certificate and also Flight Instructor (CFII) ratings in single- and multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes and helicopters.  He is an accomplished aerobatics pilot who flies a Pitts Special S1 single-seat biplane.  In 2008, Siwik flew a Beechcraft Bonanza on a remarkable, 24,604-mile, around-the-world solo flight.    Stay tuned for more in coming weeks.

Online Raffle

You now can support the flight online using PayPal or any major credit card.

Make a donation of $5 or more and be entered in the drawing to win an authentic vintage leather B-15 Flight Jacket from U.S. Wings.  The jacket is valued at $395 and will be awarded after the flight arrives at Wright Brothers Airport in Dayton, Ohio.

You do not have to be a pilot to wear the jacket, and it is not necessary to be present to win.  Every donation increases your chances.   Enter often, your donation will help to make this historic flight in the 75th Anniversary Year of the Piper Cub possible!

You can also now get a T-shirt + Win!

When we land in each county, we’ll  need a representative to verify our arrival.  We’ll ask someone present at the airfield to sign and date a section of aircraft fabric that we’ll  be carrying on board during the flight.

Flight sponsors and scholarship contributors will also be asked to sign.  When the flight is complete, the signatures will become part of the J3’s historical record and the fabric will be used to recover the airplane to keep it flying for another generation.

To make a record flight attempt Murray is required to apply for a sporting license from the National Aeronautic Association (NAA).  The NAA is the United States representative to the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale.  Murray received the license on November 17, 2011.