Rodney Dowdy

    Rodney Dowdy has only been flying a short time, but he has made rapid progress during that time. He has also proven himself to be adept at restoring various aircraft, having made the transition all the way from the restored Quicksilver MX shown at bottom to the RANS Sakota S-10 with Rotax 582 engine shown below in that short span of time. He is also sort of a "jack of all trades" and is always quick to lend assistance to the club and others when called upon.

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The photos above were taken of Rodney with his RANS S-10 at Gilbert Airpark on February 3, 2008.

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The photos above were taken at Lexington County Airport at Gaston in November of 2007 ... shortly after his first solo in the plane. Congratulations, Rodney!

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    Rodney "graduated" to the RANS S-10 from the two-place Quicksilver MXII shown above ... making quite a jump in the process from a "slow flier" to the "over 100mph" club. He was the first club member to convert the above plane to an ELSA.

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    Rodney's first plane was a Quicksilver MX powered by a Rotax 447. This plane was a "basket case" when he got it, and he miraculously revived it into the very neat little aircraft shown above. He had his share of "experiences" in this little plane