Milford Shirley

 milford@flighttimeradio.com  

Milford has come to aviation late in life. After finding out that the young next door neighbor was getting his pilot's license Milford was eat up with jealousy to the point that at the age of 44 he began flight training. While training he joined the local chapter of the Experimental Aircraft Association for the opportunity to fellowship with pilots. Once they realized that he wasn't going to go away they made him chapter secretary, then president. Currently he is in partnership with a Cherokee 180, a Starduster Too under construction, and an 80% Complete Midget Mustang is lying neglected in the garage.

He has added complex and tailwheel ratings to his license and is currently working on an instrument endorsement. After that the plan is pursue gliders. (Gliders, where every landing is an engine out approach!)

He says that his biggest aviation thrill so far is getting to ride in EAA's B-17 Aluminum Overcast.

Brian Kraut

brian@flighttimeradio.com

Brian has loved airplanes as long as he can remember.  In addition to building models as a kid he tried to build his first hang glider out of wood and plastic sheeting at about ten years old and made his first parachute from a neighbors plastic pool cover when if blew off during a storm.

Brian talked his father into letting him take his first flying lesson at 13 and has been flying ever since.  He now has a Private Pilots license with a Commercial Glider rating and Advanced Ground Instructor rating.  He has flown 38 different types of aircraft and test flown several homebuilt aircraft.

Brian graduated from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University with a degree in Aircraft Maintenance and Avionics.  He currently holds FAA Airframe and Powerplant mechanics ratings.

Brian is a very active aircraft homebuilder and has owned and worked on over a dozen different homebuilt aircraft and is an EAA Technical Counselor.

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