Flying to the Four Corners

Spruce Creek, Fla. - July 12, 2005 – Steve Wood, and his GlaStar, N600F affectionately known as GOOFY, will visit EAA chapters in 11 states while flying Young Eagles and promoting flying for the disabled this month. Starting and finishing in Florida, Wood will travel to Texas, California, Nevada, Washington, Montana, Wisconsin, New York, Maine, Ohio and Maryland, reaching the four corners of the continental United States. By the time he finishes his journey on July 29, he will have flown almost 9,000 nautical miles, or 10,359 statute miles — that’s 45.3 percent of the official distance to qualify as an around the world flight. His first scheduled stop at Marathon, Fla. will also be his last stop after Hurricane Dennis came ashore on the Florida Panhandle on July 10 and forced him to change his plans. “Evacuations from Marathon and the surrounding area were mandatory so it was certainly inappropriate to think about flying down there, even if the weather had cooperated,” he explained on his web site at www.fourcornersflight.com. “It would have been possible to fly down to Marathon, but it would not have been fair on EAA members down there who were recovering from the effects of Dennis.” Instead, Wood used the time to work on GOOFY and fix download problems for updating the database. GOOFY has the distinction of getting its airworthiness certificate on the day of the 100th anniversary of powered flight -- Dec. 17, 2003. It took Wood seven years to build the airplane or more than 4,000 hours. During his cross-country trip, GOOFY and Steve will take part in the EAA AirVenture Cup air race, flying as fast as possible over the 500-mile course between Dayton, Ohio and Fond du Lac, Wis. Afterward, GOOFY will be parked in the race plane area near AeroShell Square at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh until it departs on July 27. If you’d like a chance to fly in GOOFY, email Steve at Steve@600fy.com. Steve Wood at a glance He started flying in 1993, qualifying for a FAA license in just over two weeks. He didn’t fly for five years when business demanded all of his time. He started flying again in 1999, and now has more than 600 hours of flight time in more than 40 different types of aircraft. He is IFR rated. In 1991, he successfully persuaded the UK government and ambulance services into establishing a Helicopter Emergency Medial Services system throughout the United Kingdom. In 1998, he financed and organized GreenHawk Trust, a UK Charitable Trust with the aim of providing Young Eagle flights to disabled, disadvantaged and life-limited children. More than 1,000 children have been flown. He founded EAA Chapter 1169 in the UK and was president for the first two years. Since 1992, he has been the Young Eagles coordinator at EAA Chapter 288 at Daytona Beach, Fla. The Flight Schedule July 14 — Spruce Creek, Fla. to Lubbock, Texas July 15 — San Diego, Calif. July 16 — Young Eagles flights at Ramona, Calif. then overnight at Reno, Nev. July 17 — Bellingham, Wash. July 18 — Kalispell, Mont. July 19 — Superior, Wis. July 20 — Massena, NY July 21 — Bangor, Maine  July 22 — Columbus, Ohio July 23 — Dayton, Ohio July 24-26 — Oshkosh, Wis. July 27 — Frederick, Md. July 28 — Visit to the birthplace of flight, First Flight Airport, Kill Devil Hills, Kitty Hawk, N.C., then to Marathon, Fla. and Spruce Creek, Daytona Beach, Fla.

Steve Wood’s Glastar “GOOFY” ready to head to the four corners of the country. Pilot and Builder Steve Wood Steve working on “GOOFY.” The airplane received its airworthiness certificate on December 17, 2003, the 100th anniversary of the Wright brother’s flight. Follow Steve’s Flight

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