Greetings from NE Montana.

Thank you for the opportunity to serve as your MPA President.

For those who do not know me, I would like to tell you a little about myself. I was born and raised on a wheat farm and beef cattle ranch north east of Glasgow. My father owned an airplane before he owned a car, and I have very special memories of riding in Dad's Taylorcraft and Super Cub. Like his father, he helped me buy my first plane after I graduated from Carroll College in 1978. 

I have had the opportunity to crisscross this great nation of ours, from Key West, Florida to Cold Bay, Alaska in a variety of aircraft. I am currently flying air ambulance for the Glasgow hospital, a job I have had for the past 11 years.  The hospital operates two Cessna 421's equipped with Garmin 430/530s.  (Those radios tend to spoil a person in the IFR environment.)

Along with flying for the hospital, I do a little instructing and fly for a couple FBOs. I also like to take my youngest boys, 5 and 13, flying. My personal aircraft is a 1941 T-craft, a pre-World War II plane. In the 70's when I learned to fly, it never occurred to me that I would own and fly an airplane that was 65 years old. 

Aviation has changed a lot in the last 30 years, and yet many things have stayed the same.  I would encourage you to contact me about your concerns, thoughts and/or suggestions for the Montana Pilots Association.

Russ Dahl
498 BIA RT 1
Nashua, MT 59248
ace1dahl@yahoo.com
406•785•4801

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