Message From the Owner

THE STORY OF MY SKYLANE. (C-182) I bought N815GK twenty years ago, in 2004. At the time it carried the N52425 label. ( About the name change I tell later. ) In that twenty years the airplane has been a great family SUV. It took us all over the country, from Florida to Canada, and a lot of places in between. I am the second owner of the aircraft. My first encounter with a C-182 was at Clark Air Base, in the Philippines in the 1980’s. I liked the way the plane flew, the way it handled, and everything about it. When I returned state-side I started looking for a C-182. In 2004 I found one in Florida, bought it and changed the N number legally when the plane acquired a new paint-job. (About the N number: We have three daughters, the numbers represent part of their birthdays, one born on Nov. 8, one on Feb. 1, and one on Sep 5, that is the “815” G is for Garcia, my wife’s family name, K is for Krajcsik, my name, so it is 815GK) I have been flying for 60 years, but age catches up with all of us. I lost my medical and now, it is time to say “Good-bye.” I am selling N815GK. Good-bye faithful bird.