Saturday, April 22, 2023
The first time I met Bill he was sitting in the right seat of his beautiful Red-On-White Cessna 150 waiting for me to take the left seat to commence a familiarization flight. A mutual friend had introduced us for the prospect of purchasing the plane from Bill. That was the beginning of a happy and proud time of my life as a half owner of the 150. It also developed into a kind of friendship that is unique to pilots. Many happy hours of flying and adventure were to follow with Bill, Murray and my co-owner as we 'tore up the skies' (LOL to say this), including one Sunday morning for a photo shoot of Bill and Murray's 172. A beautiful photograph of the 172 making a banked turn to the starboard exists somewhere. That photograph was taken through the lens of my Nikon from the right seat of the 150 being flown by my friend and co-owner. This space is not ample enough for my to carry on with my memories, so i will conclude by saying that Bill improved my skills as a pilot, he was generous and funny. I am sad to see him go, but proud that he lived to be 92. May your flight West, Bill, be beautiful and turbulence free.
