Hello all and thanks to Gabe and the folks who make Smokehouse Pilots the awesome group that it is. I enjoy keeping up on the FB posts & pics. I'm a CFII/MEI based in Winchester, although I previously taught out of Leesburg in the late 90's. I own an RV-6 for my weekend adventures, but otherwise spend time building an RV-8. I'm a retired Navy submariner and still work in that field as a DoD Engineer. I look forward to meeting everyone.

That was my first in-person meeting! Great speaker! Normally I must wait until Oshkosh to get caught up on what’s happening at Vans. And...you might have scored an exclusive when he announced the RV-15 was soon to be revealed. We had a full house but I was surprised that only four or five of us were RV pilots. Oh well, I’m glad to see that certified aircraft are flourishing at JYO.