SHEVERS CELEBRATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF PIPER J-3 CUB SOLO FLIGHT

HAL SHEVERS celebrated the 50th anniversary of his solo flight in a Piper J-3 Cub on Oct. 30. The founder and current chairman of Sporty's Pilot Shop was a college student studying engineering at Purdue University when he soloed. Earlier in October, Shevers attended the groundbreaking of a new...

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