Master Pilot Dave Woodcock

From the July 2021 newsletter, page 8

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Dave Woodcock standing on the float of his red and white Husky — Husky

Dave Woodcock EAA 48244 received his Master Pilot Award from the FAA in June. He has Commercial, SEL, SES, MEL, and instrument ratings and over 3500 hours of time logged. He has built three airplanes - a Bowers FlyBaby, 1971, Coot Amphibian, 1979, and Seafire Amphibian, 1997. The Seafire won Grand Champion Homebuilt at the 1998 Arlington Fly-In and Reserve Grand Champion Seaplane at Oshkosh that same year.

He currently owns an Aviat Husky A1B that he purchased in 2001, putting it on Wipline amphibian floats 3 years ago and a 1944 Piper L-4H combat veteran from WWII. (See EAA June 2021 Flyer newsletter)

Dave and his wife have a son, a daughter and 3 grandsons. They are celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary August 7. They live on the Blue Ribbon Farms airport.

More photos

Dave Woodcock and his grandson Grayson beside an airplane cockpit — Dave & his grandson, Grayson

Dave Woodcock's Super Coot amphibian on a mountain lake — Super Coot

A red and white FlyBaby on a grass field — FlyBaby

A blue and white Seafire amphibian parked on a lawn — Seafire