One of the most exciting things about Planes of Fame was the opportunities to get a ride in a warbird. This photo was taken just moments after my ride in the museum's FG-1D Corsair. The man standing next to me is Blake, the Corsair pilot for the museum. Needless to say, we both had a good time!

The museum's Boeing PT-17 Stearman biplane. Stearman's were used as primary trainers during WWII. They are an awesome airplane to fly. I took this picture from the musuem's other Stearman. If you look closely, you'll notice that my twin brother is in the front seat of this one.

The museum's Boeing N2S-5 Stearman biplane. The Navy often painted their Stearman's bright yellow. Because of that they were often called "Yellow Perils" -- referring both to their color and the rookie pilots that were flying them.

Planes of Fame had two Douglas A-26 Invaders. This one, N9425Z was painted as a Navy JD-1 utility airplane. This was my favorite of the collection and the one that I was the crew chief for.

As a volunteer, you could get very involved at POFE. As a crew chief on the museum's A-26 Invader, I was very involved in this plane's maintenance. In this photo I'm removing one of the 72 spark plugs as part of the annual inspection.

As crew chief of the A-26, I was "checked out" to be in the cockpit whever I liked. I spent many hours just sitting in that cockpit doing a little hangar flying.

Another photo of me in the A-26 cockpit doing a little hangar flying.

Another picture of N9425Z after an engine run-up. Notice the engine cowl is removed on one engine. It was removed due to a "hydraulic lock" that we had to clear. The bottom pistons were literally filled with oil. The guy in the picture is my twin brother Matt.

The museum's A-26 (N9425Z) enroute to Oshkosh. This photo is of the right engine, as seen looking back through the plexiglass nose of the bomardier's station.