Paul McCready has passed away
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Paul McCready has passed away
Not sure if this is the right forum, but as he was not a professional pilot, one shall not take the rist to venture in R&N.
Even if he didn't work around big aluminium tubes, aviation owes him a lot
LA Times obituary
bio on the AeroVironment website
And BTW he has been mentionned in What Cockpit
Even if he didn't work around big aluminium tubes, aviation owes him a lot
LA Times obituary
bio on the AeroVironment website
And BTW he has been mentionned in What Cockpit
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I knew I recognised the name - thanks for posting the link.
Shame - great guy, one of the people who really did make a contribution.
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Shame - great guy, one of the people who really did make a contribution.
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I met Paul McCready way back in the very early fifties when he landed away whilst competing in the (world?) gliding championships from Great Hucklow.
I was about ten or eleven at the time and remember his all-metal glider which was a Scweitzer 1-23 I think. Anyway, the hero was very happy to talk to a young aeroplane-mad lad whilst awaiting his recovery team, which is why I remember him and his glider so well from those far-off days.
Thank you Paul, you were a part of the inspiration I had to escape my humble beginnings into the world of flying. I have retired now after many years as a professional pilot and trainer but you are long remembered by me and, I am sure by so many others. A gentleman and a visionary.
Should his family ever read these notes, I would like to offer them my sincere condolances and sympathy in their loss.
As a footnote, if anyone can correlate dates and type, I would be most interested.
I was about ten or eleven at the time and remember his all-metal glider which was a Scweitzer 1-23 I think. Anyway, the hero was very happy to talk to a young aeroplane-mad lad whilst awaiting his recovery team, which is why I remember him and his glider so well from those far-off days.
Thank you Paul, you were a part of the inspiration I had to escape my humble beginnings into the world of flying. I have retired now after many years as a professional pilot and trainer but you are long remembered by me and, I am sure by so many others. A gentleman and a visionary.
Should his family ever read these notes, I would like to offer them my sincere condolances and sympathy in their loss.
As a footnote, if anyone can correlate dates and type, I would be most interested.
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Yes and as an ex World champion he gave the gliding world a lot. Every glider pilot knows his name and obviously from his obit he gave the world a lot more than the Mcready Ring
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Should his family ever read these notes, I would like to offer them my sincere condolances and sympathy in their loss.
As a footnote, if anyone can correlate dates and type, I would be most interested.
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