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The view: Downtown Chicago, from over Lake Michigan
The pilot: Bob Hamilton
The airplane: Mooney M20S Eagle, N2208W
The mission: This was my 150th Angel Flight mission.
The memory: I was on a return flight, mid morning, deadheading back after an early Angel Flight. Downtown Chicago was basking in the morning sun and it was an excellent photo op. Soldier Field, the Field Museum, Adler Planetarium, and Grant Park in the foreground and Willis (Sears) Tower to the John Hancock in the background.
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Bob Hamilton is a 2,000 hour Mooney Pilot and an Instrument-Rated Commercial Pilot. He has flown for AFCentral since 2003 and has over 160 missions completed. In addition, he has over 535 EAA Young Eagles flown. Giving back and serving is his life mission.
Bob serves as the Treasurer for the Waukegan Post District, which governs Waukegan National airport, where he is based.
He is a Civil Engineer, retiring as Chairman of Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
Now married 53 years, he has 4 children and 8 grandchildren, 2 of whom are headed for an aviation career.
Bob serves as the Treasurer for the Waukegan Post District, which governs Waukegan National airport, where he is based.
He is a Civil Engineer, retiring as Chairman of Gewalt Hamilton Associates, Inc.
Now married 53 years, he has 4 children and 8 grandchildren, 2 of whom are headed for an aviation career.
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To bad Migs field is gone, would have been a great place for a pit stop.
One of the things on my bucket list was to land at Meigs Field. I was still a student at the time said airport met it’s demise, and i didn’t think my instructor would authorize me going into class B airspace. Especially in a 152. Now i do everything i can to avoid that city.
Did a few touch and goes at Meigs in the 90’s when I was a student at PWK. My office in the Loop had a great view of the field too and I liked to follow the action on my radio. I remember one summer morning during a plastics convention at McCormick Place when the sole controller there had an on frequency meltdown as a whole bunch of aircraft all were heading his way at once. He had aircraft doing 180’s all over the place and finally told them to stay out his airspace and go to Gary until he could get things under control. I really felt sorry for the guy as he was losing it.