It started at Disneyland, holding my daughter Elena's hand, when my cell phone rang. My wife, holding our four-month-old daughter Chiara, was standing close by. "This is Harvey Gilman from Harvey Gilman Aircraft in Middle-town, OH. I was calling to see if you're still interested in buying my Bellanca." Looking at my youngest, there could clearly be a better moment to buy an airplane. But I had been looking for five years at handmade Bellancas, and from the pictures I'd been sent, this was the one. I would have to try and get it out of my system.
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