John Caffrey

Name:

John Caffrey

Location:

Whitehall, PA

Email Address:

jdc6@lehigh.edu

Home Page:

http://www.win.net/~letsfly/4stroke/vw.htm

Age:

46

Years in aviation:

1.5 yr

Current Aircraft:

I purchased plans for the TEAM AirBike and will power it with my half-vw engine. The engine will be running by spring 1998 and I hope to begin fabrication of the airframe shortly.

Other hobbies:

I currently build and race formula vee road racing cars with the Sportscar Club of America (SCCA) and finished second in the 1997 Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series with two wins. My sponsors want me to compete in the national series to qualify for the national championship in 1998 and that is my excuse for not showing more progress on my aviation projects.

Occupation:

Officially I am a Senior Engineering Technician in the Chemical Engineering Department at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, PA but functionally I am a machinist/fabricator of equipment for research and our undergraduate Unit Operations Lab. No chance of getting bored here.

Comments:

I have enjoyed the Fly-Ul list for over a year now and have learned much from the experts here and can only hope that my occasional contributions are appreciated as much. Although still a wanabe with a set of plans and half an engine the desire is strong and will carry me through this long building project.