Richard Schwenker is now a proud owner and flyer of a Bird: Last fall my brother and I bought Bird Model A, NC9181 serial number 11 and powered by a Curtis OX-5 engine. The airplane was formerly owned by Dennis Trone and was based at Brodhead, WI. After a very brief checkout flight I flew the airplane to its' new home near Maquoketa, IA.
It was a cold and not uneventful flight that I will elaborate on another time. Upon shutting down then engine after landing at our strip in Iowa a MAJOR water leak was discovered. By the time the water pump was repaired winter was setting in. I made two short flights then parked the airplane for the winter.
