Interview Five: Joe's Lockheed 12A Electra Junior
Joe Shepherd is "the man". A retired Northwest Airlines Captain with over 30 years experience, his aviation roots began in General Aviation, where they remain. He was a CFI for a while before signing on with Northwest. After retiring, he quickly returned to General Aviation. I'm told this is a bit of an anomaly, as many retired airline pilots hang it up altogether, preferring not to go back to the little airplanes. Not so with Joe...
Creating "The Look"...
Larry King, aerobatic pilot, A&P, AI, CFI and ICAS member, with his Pitts Model 12. Shot at LZU, Lawrencevile, Ga.
The Lockheed 12A Electra Junior
If you ever have the opportunity to see this aircraft up close, perhaps at Sun ‘n Fun or Oshkosh (where it has been an award winner by the way…), I’m sure that it will conjure up memories of how aviation used to be. It did for me…