First it has to be understood that I did not set out looking for, or wanting to own, a Pazmany PL-4A. In fact,
I didn't even know what a PL-4A looked like. Nor did I
ever think I'd be restoring a historic homebuilt. In fact,
this entire adventure began with an originally designed
ultralight aircraft, which was the brainchild of a pilot
friend of mine who unfortunately became ill and was
unable to continue with his original concept, a J-3 Cub
look-alike.
During an EAA meeting in January 2010, I mentioned
to Greg LePine, a friend and fellow chapter member
of EAA Chapter 563 in Peoria, that I was going to rent
a space in our chapter hangar and begin working on a
Cub look-alike. Before I could ask, he volunteered to
help me build that project.
Greg's building talents are multidimensional and proved
to be exactly what the Cub project needed. However,
neither of us could have imagined what we'd team up
on next.
May 2011: The Paper Chase Begins
Greg and I were working on the "Cubbie" when another friend told us of a project that was available. He was
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