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See Bruce Williams with
the Extra: Visit the website
bruceair.com, read the blog
bruceair.wordpress.com,
and view videos youtube.
com/user/BruceAirFlying.
F IRST LOOK /
Extraordinary generosity
An exciting new tool for AOPA's mission
BY DAVE HIRSCHMAN
THE QUEST ION CAME without preface or preamble: " If I were
to donate my Extra to AOPA, would the association have a purpose
for it? "
Bruce Williams, a flight instructor, aviation writer, and former
Microsoft manager who played major roles in the company's
highly successful Flight Simulator programs, wasn't kidding.
He had owned an Extra 300L for nearly two decades. It was
well known from his " BruceAir " instructional videos, and I'd flown
it (upside down over Michigan Avenue in Chicago) on my desktop
computer when Microsoft's 2006 Flight Simulator X came out.
Williams had used the Extra to provide unusual attitude and
spin training, and the two-seat, 300-horsepower airplane migrated
between his home in Seattle each summer and Boulder City,
Nevada, every winter. He'd flown it very little during the previous
two years, however, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and
now he was considering the future of N105MM, an unlimited aerobatic
airplane with a unique pedigree.
His Extra had been gently flown (for an aerobat, anyway),
was maintained to the highest standards, and almost never spent
a night outdoors. If Williams decided to sell, N105MM could
fetch a premium price. But Williams was sure his airplane still
had lifesaving lessons to teach, and the AOPA Air Safety Institute
could reach the largest number of general aviation pilots and help
them avoid loss-of-control accidents-the single largest cause of
fatal crashes. AOPA Air Safety Institute Senior Vice President
Richard McSpadden enthusiastically backed the idea, and other
association leaders saw roles for the specialized airplane in initiatives
including AOPA's high school education program and
fundraising.
In short order, Williams made the donation official. Senior Vice
President of Communications and Outreach Tom Haines, Senior
Photographer Chris Rose, and I traveled to Boulder City Municipal
Airport with Williams to meet N105MM and learn how to care for
it. He took me for a short flight over the desert and showed me his
preferred method for approaches and landings. The next morning,
I began the transcontinental ferry trip to AOPA's home base
in Frederick, Maryland.
Read the full story of my flight online (aopa.org/pilot/
extradonation).
Thanks to Williams' incredible generosity, AOPA has an exceptional
new tool to accomplish our GA mission. Look for N105MM
at events throughout the year. dave.hirschman@aopa.org
AOPA PILOT / April 2022
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http://bruceair.wordpress.com
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