Rich Stowell was born December 24,1957, in Newton, N. J. He grew up near Sussex, N. J., watching his neighbors LeoLoudenslager, Betty Stewart and other aerobatic champions performing theirairshow routines. He wanted to fly and took enough instruction to solo. Hisparents didn't exactly disapprove, but they vectored Rich back onto a moretraditional career path. He got a degree in mechanical engineering and a jobdesigning ventilation systems for office buildings. For two years he worked inan office three floors underground on Park Avenue in New York City, then he sawthe light. He took that job and shoved it all the way to Florida, where he flewevery day until he had a private certificate. That was just the beginning.
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