by Rich » Mon Oct 16, 2006 2:39 am
Thanks for the kudos. The first SunAir maps I created took awhile because, well, they were the first. I'm still amazed at how popular SunAir is. I personally remember Jim Swanson and I going to the rotating restaurant "CK's Revolving Rooftop Restaurant" looking over all the runways at Tampa. We seriously discussed starting our own PC flying magazine... at the time I think there was only one. We had a few drinks and toasted to SunAir Express. That was back in '91. My neighborhood was destroyed by tornadoes not known or familiar to the Tampa Bay area.
I stayed in touch with Jim, but SunAir was not on the top of my priority list then. I found out about his passing when I found SunAir on the internet. I will always have a fond memory of Jim... I think I still have some of his printouts...but he was the best of the best. I know he's flying with us everytime we take to the skies.
Rich