Restoration Work on “Gusty” Continues
Several years ago, Chapter 25 took stewardship of the Gusty, a historic homebuilt aircraft created by the late Gus Limbach in the 1960’s. Gus was not only an active and well-known Minnesota aviator, but a creative builder who started with a Belgian homebuilt design (the Tipsy Nipper) and created his own unique design with this aircraft. After Chapter 25 acquired the airplane, Peter Denny’s Washburn HIgh School aviation class did the initial restoration work. Late last year, the pieces came to our chapter hangar at Airlake. Then in January, a team led by Bert Sisler started the completion work. They have been working diligently, as this recent photo shows. You can see their completed work at the Chapter Picnic on Saturday, June 17th.