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Eddie Price

 Ed and Sandy Price     Eddie Flying Cessna 152     Pond Branch Airport (low altitude)

     Eddie and Sandy Price own a 1500' airstrip in the Pond Branch area of SC, which he has dubbed "Pond Branch Airfield", and which he often refers to as "PBA" (see right photo above).  It is just off mile marker #43 on I-20 and is located only a couple of miles southwest of Gilbert Airpark. They have just built a new hangar there and purchased a plane to put in it ... but more on that later. He has the following to say about himself and his airfield:

     "My first check ride was 9/9/90 in a Columbia (Bankair) Piper Cherokee 140.  I later rented Pelion’s & Camden’s Cessna 152 and 172.  Finances ended my flying 7/8/92 after 100 hours. I started back flying in ‘08 renting the Cessna 152 and the Piper Cherokee from Aiken.  I passed my BFR check ride in August 08 after being grounded for 16 years.  I’ve been cutting trees and pulling stumps for over 20 years on this property that has been in my mother’s family since 1810. Sandy encouraged me to pursue flying and finish the airfield.  It has been a lot of work but we are now enjoying the fruits of that labor."

     He and Sandy have just built a new hangar at PBA. For photos documenting the complete building project, click on either thumbnail below.

The Hangar Almost Completed      Hangar Almost Completed

     They now also have a beautiful Cessna 140 to put in that new hangar (see below). Eddie completed his tail dragger training in April, 2010 and now routinely flies in and out of PBA. He has accumulated lots of "short field" time since then. For more photos, click on either thumbnail below:

Ed & Sandy's Cessna 140      Eddie and His Cessna 140

After more than 20 years, a lot of hard work, sacrifice, headaches, patience, many practice landings in the C-140, and a whole lot of MONEY ... the dream was finally realized on May 10th, 2010 ... she's home now! Click below for the photos to prove it. Congratulations Eddie and Sandy!

Cessna 150 Comes Home to Roost

 Eddie is also an avid photographer. He frequently uploads his photos to PICASA, which other chapter members frequently enjoy. In fact, he is our official chapter photographer. Eddie is also a Citadel graduate (which you can glean from his baseball cap in the middle photo at top). Click below to see even more photos:

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