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Can anyone provide an update on what happened the the Cygnet P1C World
Class Glider and Dick Monghan's Osprey? I wonder if these ships are
still around and flying?

[BobW]

On 2/10/2012 7:39 PM, wrote:
> Can anyone provide an update on what happened the the Cygnet P1C World
> Class Glider and Dick Monghan's Osprey? I wonder if these ships are
> still around and flying?

A search of the FAA registration database will show the (Monaghan) Osprey
still registered to its designer/builder.

Check out...

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=5149J

....for the FAA's database Cygnet info.

Cursorily,
Bob W.

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

On Feb 10, 8:39*pm, wrote:
> Can anyone provide an update on what happened the the Cygnet P1C World
> Class Glider and Dick Monghan's Osprey? I wonder if these ships are
> still around and flying?

Looks like the Osprey is still registered.

http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=710S

The last listed airworthiness date says that maybe it isn't flying any
more? Unlimited expiration airworthiness for amaeur built didn't come
out until 1979, I think. He built it in southern California, and the
address now is Idaho. A little more research, and I bet you can get a
phone number to call and see for yourself.

Let us know what you find out!

Steve

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On Feb 13, 5:06*pm, Steve Leonard > wrote:
> On Feb 10, 8:39*pm, wrote:
>
> > Can anyone provide an update on what happened the the Cygnet P1C World
> > Class Glider and Dick Monghan's Osprey? I wonder if these ships are
> > still around and flying?
>
> Looks like the Osprey is still registered.
>
> http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=....
>
> The last listed airworthiness date says that maybe it isn't flying any
> more? *Unlimited expiration airworthiness for amaeur built didn't come
> out until 1979, I think. *He built it in southern California, and the
> address now is Idaho. *A little more research, and I bet you can get a
> phone number to call and see for yourself.
>
> Let us know what you find out!
>
> Steve

I did as you suggested and had a very nice conversation with Mr.
Monaghan, the designer, builder and owner of the Osprey. The Osprey
still exists and is safe and sound on it's trailer although it has
been many years since it has been flown. He did take it to a local
Airfest a few years ago and set it up for display, so it does still
go together. Mr. Monaghan has a power license now and owns a 1939
Luscombe and a GlasStar as well. At age 67, he still flies and still
has that infectious sense of humor that came through in his Soaring
Magazine article from so many years ago. What a fine and gracious
gentleman to accept a call from a nutty glider enthusiast half a
country away!

[Steve Leonard[_2_]]

On Feb 20, 8:12*pm, wrote:
>
> I did as you suggested and had a very nice conversation with Mr.
> Monaghan, the designer, builder and owner of the Osprey. The Osprey
> still exists and is safe and sound on it's trailer although it has
> been many years since it has been flown. He did take it to a local
> Airfest *a few years ago and set it up for display, so it does still
> go together. Mr. Monaghan has a power license now and owns a 1939
> Luscombe and a GlasStar as well. At age 67, he still flies and still
> has that infectious sense of humor that came through in his Soaring
> Magazine article from so many years ago. What a fine and gracious
> gentleman to accept a call from a nutty glider enthusiast half a
> country away!-

Great to hear! I, too, have contacted other glider pilots "out of the
blue". Only once did I get a growl from the other end. But, that was
not from the glider pilot, but apparently from his ex-wife! I got to
meet Frank Kelsey that way. Blind contact, half way across the
country, then as luck would have it, work to me to very near him, so I
got to meet him in person. What a wonderful and inventive man he was!

So, for the rest of you who are interested in learning a bit more
about something you have seen, don't hesitate to contact the person
mentioned. I had many wonderful conversations with AJ Smith and
George Moffat from these "out of the blue, half a continent away"
contacts.

Steve Leonard

[Free Flight 107[_2_]]

On Feb 21, 9:28*am, Steve Leonard > wrote:
> On Feb 20, 8:12*pm, wrote:
>
>
>
> > I did as you suggested and had a very nice conversation with Mr.
> > Monaghan, the designer, builder and owner of the Osprey. The Osprey
> > still exists and is safe and sound on it's trailer although it has
> > been many years since it has been flown. He did take it to a local
> > Airfest *a few years ago and set it up for display, so it does still
> > go together. Mr. Monaghan has a power license now and owns a 1939
> > Luscombe and a GlasStar as well. At age 67, he still flies and still
> > has that infectious sense of humor that came through in his Soaring
> > Magazine article from so many years ago. What a fine and gracious
> > gentleman to accept a call from a nutty glider enthusiast half a
> > country away!-
>
> Great to hear! *I, too, have contacted other glider pilots "out of the
> blue". *Only once did I get a growl from the other end. *But, that was
> not from the glider pilot, but apparently from his ex-wife! *I got to
> meet Frank Kelsey that way. *Blind contact, half way across the
> country, then as luck would have it, work to me to very near him, so I
> got to meet him in person. *What a wonderful and inventive man he was!
>
> So, for the rest of you who are interested in learning a bit more
> about something you have seen, don't hesitate to contact the person
> mentioned. *I had many wonderful conversations with AJ Smith and
> George Moffat from these "out of the blue, half a continent away"
> contacts.
>
> Steve Leonard

good info, thanks