![]() "It was a lot of work, but he knows what he's doing." "My dad is a furniture and cabinet maker and he still uses a micrometer," Grube said. Grube, who teaches aviation and computer education at Apple Valley's Phoenix Academy, said he enlisted his father, Robert, 74, to build some 4,000 wooden wing parts. "I love military and specialty aircraft, they have the most personality and are challenging to fly - that's where the Fokker comes in." ![]() "Pipers and a Cessnas are like generic Fords or Chevys," said Grube, who began working on his plane 15 years ago. ![]() After high school, Grube completed an intense aeronautics program and passed the FAA mechanics test, which gave him the training to "work on anything from hang gliders to the Space Shuttle."ĭetermined to build his dream plane, Grube purchased another set of blue prints at about triple the cost and went to work. ![]()
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