Welcome New EAA Members Todd & Sheila Taylor

Todd and Sheila were childhood sweethearts who found each other again some 40 years later and married in 2018.

Sheila’s first ride in a light plane was an early Christmas gift when Todd took her flying in mid-December - she loved it!

Todd returned to general aviation after a 20+ year hiatus that was spent raising his 3 kids. He saved money from working as a hand at nearby farms during high school when minimum wage was $3.15/hr then plunked it all down to learn to fly. He was taught stick and rudder by an old Canadian bush pilot (RIP Gord Thomas). He started flying at age 15 and remembers soloing in an Aeronca Champ on ski’s in whiteout conditions in a snowsuit even before getting his driver’s license at age 16.

Sheila was there to help Todd with studying for ground school and fondly remembers reading ‘From the Ground Up’. After graduating from College and getting a real job, he finally had enough money to complete his ticket just after his 28th birthday. He was recruited from his hometown in Eastern Ontario shortly after that to work in the Silicon Valley and soon bought a Rockwell-Commander with lofty plans to build hours and travel the world. Did he mention kids?

They travel regularly between Sequim and Victoria so now they are in the market for a good bird that will satisfy their mission for regular cross-border hops and extended cross-country adventures (Oshkosh perhaps?).

Sheila is an Alum and works at the University of Victoria. Todd works as a Support Engineer and is a part-time Realtor with John L Scott. Together they have 5 kids and 3 grandchildren.