August 3, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I don’t know if anyone has noticed, Old Rhinbeck has been going down hill since Cole Palen and his wife died. The old directors were shuffled out and unelected directors, Tom Daly, Jim Kick, Dean Ryder and Paul Richards took over. Their top mechanic Tom Polapink was sacked. The original Spirit of St Louis is stood rotting. Attendances are down to less than 300 at meets. If you want to read the full story. Go to The Aerodrome Forum. Go down to ‘No Mans Land’ and click on Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome. I have posted this on Wix Hangar and The Aviation Forum.
Ken
By: blurrkup - 3rd August 2008 at 17:11
The original Spirit of St Louis is stood rotting.
Ken
The original is safe in the National Air and Space Museum in Washington. The one at Old Rhinebeck is a reproduction.
By: Newforest - 3rd August 2008 at 16:50
That’s sad news, can’t imagine that happening to Shuttleworth, our UK equivalent!