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P.O. Box 6643 · San Mateo, CA 94403-6643

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Olive Leuten (9-months)

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Crystal and Tyler's wedding

Crystal and Tyler: Sept. 17, 2011

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Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

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My Family

Top row: My older son Brian, Olive (Stacy & Brian's 7-month-old daughter), Stacy (Brian's wife), Chris (Stacy's brother), Crystal (Tyler's wife), Tyler (my younger son)
Bottom row: Jasmine (Stacy & Brian's 10-year-old daughter), my wife Sally, Bob

(Picture taken on December 25, 2011)

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Family Members

Bob Leuten - The Dad, retired insurance guy, competitive swimmer, pilot, and flight instructor
Sally Leuten - The Mom, Registered Nurse, avid reader, and gourmet cook
Brian Leuten - Production Manager, Powertrain Manufacturing at Tesla Motors, Inc. in Fremont, California, and graduate of University of California at Berkeley, College of Engineering (May 2000)
Tyler Leuten - Engineer at L-3 Communications Narda Microwave - West in Folsom, California, and college graduate (BS in Management) at Menlo College (2005) in Atherton, California

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My Plane: 1976 Cessna Cardinal 177B

Keith Kingston and Bob Leuten in front of Bob's Cessna Cardinal

The photo above was taken on Saturday, August 8, 2009, at Reid-Hillview Airport in San Jose, California. It was taken by professional photographer Pat Lewis. (More of Pat's work is at patlewis.smugmug.com.) The boy in the picture with me is Keith Kingston, age 17, son of Kevin and Gail Kingston of San Jose. Right after the picture was taken, I took Keith, Kevin, and Gail on a 20-minute aerial tour of the South Bay including San Jose, Morgan Hill, Anderson Reservoir, and Mount Hamilton/Lick Observatory. This flight was one of seven I made that day in conjunction with "Take Flight For Kids" sponsored by Valley Medical Center Foundation, Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Chapter 62, and many, many others. Take Flight For Kids is a group of volunteers who take kids with disabilities, special needs, and critical illnesses flying in private aircraft. Their goal is to show the kids that the sky is literally the limit to reaching out and overriding their perceived limitations.

How big an event was Take Flight For Kids? Estimates are that there were 3,000 visitors who wandered through 200 exhibits in the Reid-Hillview Airport parking lot. Over 2,400 free lunches were served. There were 44 volunteer pilots who made 150 flights with 600 passengers including young people with special needs along with their family and friends. The number of volunteers for the entire event is estimated at 300.

CLICK HERE to see more pictures of Take Flight For Kids.

Instrument Panel

My MS Excel spreadsheet program for aircraft weight and balance: Click here
(Requires Excel 2000 or later.)

To see the Mountain Flying article I wrote in 2002, "Looking for a New Challenge?", Click here

Features of the Cardinal

Cruise Speed: 130 knots (about 150 mph) - 75% power at 10,000 feet MSL

Seats: Four

Service Ceiling: 14,600 feet

Range: 780 nautical miles (about 900 statute miles in no wind)

Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1F6D (4-cylinder, air-cooled, rated at 180 hp)