For an Air Cadet in the Air Force Academy with his head full of WWI books and stories it was something very especial to fly and even more if it was wit the ”Gaucho “ Figueroa. Stories of the legendary “Gaucho Volador” (Flying Gaucho) were told when resting from their flights in gliders pulled by […]
You can appreciate the twisted and broken rotor blade. It was an island in a delta. Building bridges and roads would make it more expensive than using a plane but it could not be done because the airstrip was too short. The length of the rope to be used to hang the plane with was […]
The painting was a gift from the company RACA-Hughes S.A. to the Ministry of Social Welfare, commemorating a very significant mountain rescue. The company had won the contract to maintain and operate the Ministry’s helicopters. At the time, I was working as a test pilot for the Hughes 500 helicopters assembled at the San Fernando […]
