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All::
Our friend from California the Late and Great Jack
Compere, Flew his Ercoupe from one end of this country to the other, and even
participated in some races. His airplane was a 415 D with an O-200, and
Jack took it every where. It won many best of show and best Ercoupe
awards. He had a very light weight wheel chair that he could disassemble by
himself and store it in the baggage compartment. Jack had Polio when
he was a teenager, and suffered from Post-polio for a number of years before he
died.
He was my inspiration in the Ercoupe to Russia
campaign of 1992. He is missed.
Wayne Woollard
----- Original Message -----From: Sydney CohenSent: Wednesday, March 16, 2005 6:02 PMSubject: Re: [COUPERS-FLYIN] disabled pilots and CBS News----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----Hi Glen,
I purchased my Coupe from a pilot who was injured in an industrial accident. He was paralyzed from the mid-back down. That was 33 years ago, and he has since passed away, but he flew the airplane for over 10 years, and thoroughly enjoyed the freedom of flight.
Syd
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----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any advice in this forum.]----GangI am training my friend from elementary school, now a 48 year old doctor, how to fly. We are using my Ercoupe as he had polio as a child and has limited use of his legs. Additionally, I have provided my Coupe to the Daytona Beach, Florida chapter of the EAA so they can teach a 16 year old boy with Spina Bifida to fly.CBS news has decided to do a story on my Coupe and the two student pilots. They will film it early April. The producer asked me if I know of any other disabled pilots that fly Coupes. I don't, but I told him I would put the query out on the Ercoupe email list. So, any of you flying Coupes (without rudder pedals) because you have a physical handicap or know someone else who does?They also asked me if there were any other pedalless airplanes with a aileron/rudder direct connection like the Coupe. I said I don't know of any but, again, I would put the question out to the Ercoupe users group. I believe some Bonanzas have a partial connection between the ailerons and the rudders but they certainly do have pedals.<<Lynn...am I right on this one?>>I'll let you all know when the piece will air.ThanksGlen Davis CFII
Grumman Tiger N70GD
1946 Ercoupe N3103H
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