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Originally Posted by JohnReid
Lucky devil! An aviators dream come true.  |
Roger Freeman has a dream for a permanent flying museum at Kingsbury, The Pioneer Flight Museum, one that would belong to the public, not necessarily totally different from Rhinebeck but not the same either and certainly not in competition....a different region of the country, a different perspective. The assets he brings to endeavor is his ability as an aviator, his master craftsmanship, his generosity, his persistence, his love and knowledge of early aviation history, his patience, and his general amiability with his fellow man. Everyone gets treated in a first-class manner at Kingsbury. A fairly decent guy all around, I think, eh? But then, again I am biased...he let's me work on and drive the Model T's as well as fly in biplanes. And a word of praise or thanks from Roger is akin to a ticker-tape parade to those of us who volunteer through PFM.
He does have one fault though. He never asks for anything from anyone. As a result he tends to shoulder the load himself. We volunteers help, but we get so much in return that "volunteering" isn't really for work, but fun. Anything we put into Kingsbury is paid back in excess in so many ways. When I think of what could happen at Kingsbury if we had only a bit of the money some of the WWII aviation boys put into their toys, Kingsbury could be a vintage aviation Camelot, something different from anything else. It's not that money is the complete answer, extra money would merely give Roger and the volunteers the freedom to create far more than has been created. It could truly be a step into a time machine.
Kingsbury isn't fancy or slick, it is a place of great character, great comradeship, and great opportunity to preserve part of our aviation heritage.