Printers' Pastimes -- Outside the Lines, II
The combination of science, beauty, freedom and adventure all meet in one activity—which is something that has been appealing to Hudetz since childhood, where he says he went through hundreds of kites, model airplanes, rockets and balloons. His toys got bigger with age.
High in the Sky
"I bought my first hang glider in the early '70s, which led to another; and then built the first ultralight aircraft in Illinois in 1976 and flew it for five years," he points out. "I eventually got an FAA pilot's license in 1981 and my first Cessna (four-seat private airplane) in 1982. Then I got interested in rotorcraft in 1984 and bought a Hughes 300 (three-seat helicopter) one year later. With a growing family, I acquired my instrument rating and bought a six-seat Cessna 210 in 1988."
