Ernie eventually gave up trying to keep his medical and decided in 1989 to sell out to Dennis. In the heat of the summer Dennis and Patricia drove up to Michigan from Charlottesville, Virginia to move Fly Baby to it's new home. Dennis had been actively renting planes, including a Cub, from Caleb Glick at Waynesboro airport. He had not flown Fly Baby since 1973 and the plane had been setting at the farm for a couple years. It seemed smarter to trailer it to Virginia and make sure everything was airworthy before flying.
It was a beautiful day. The first task was to remove the wings. dad and I only loosened the landing wires so the wings could be re-attached without major rigging errors.
Two of the wing panes were loaded into the van. Along with being our first new car with air conditioning, the back seat folded down to a bed, a perfect place to set a wing. The wing on top of it was padded with a sleeping bag.
The fuselage was tied down to eye bolts through the frame.
Next 2x4s were screwed to the floor for the wings to rest on. Padding was duct taped to the 2x4s to protect the wings.
Once everything was securely lashed down we were ready for an uneventful drive home. It was sad and exciting to be taking the plane from Dad while looking forward to new adventures.
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