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In addition to art, I seem to have no
trouble filling my free time with other pursuits
that you may find interesting. Click on the links or thumbnails for further
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.jpg) Our Lord & Savior- It took me almost 50 years, but I have finally realized where my talents originate. I try to structure my life with guidance from our Father who gave
us all.
"For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have more
than enough. But from the one who does not have, even what he has will
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Flying - Both my wife and I have been flying since 1980.
My Father taught me to fly and introduced me to the
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aerobatic flight around the same time. I retired from competition
aerobatics in 1992 after achieving some success in local and national
events, highlighted by winning the 1988 International Aerobatic
Championships in the Unlimited Category. My wife and I are
currently the proud owners of an award-winning Ryan Navion Model B Super 260
which was purchased new by my Grandfather in 1951.My aerobatic
flying is now done with radio controlled model planes, which I find
even more challenging than the full sized versions. They just
don't cost or hurt as much!
Pistols - I grew up in a shooting and hunting family in the
hills of West Virginia. Lately I have
found that pistol shooting and in particular Bullseye pistol competition provides a challenge that
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 spirit. Bullseye has been around
for over 100 years. It is a deceptively simple pistol match
format but decidedly difficult to master. Pistols are fired in
the standing position, with one hand at 50 yards for Slow Fire and 25
yards for Timed & Rapid Fire. To this day a perfect score
has never been fired in a full 2700 point 3-gun aggregate (22, Center
Fire, and 45 Caliber)!
Although far from achieving national recognition in this sport I have
managed to put together a number of local and regional match wins as
well as winning the 2006 Texas State Rifle Association Bullseye
Championship in June 2006.
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