Could someone please contact me about Dean.  I would like to write some of the stories he used to tell me.  I worked with Deano at GD Pomona and flew a bunch in the super cub.  
Dave Seely
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God Speed Deano.  Many good times flying the supercub down to get biscuits and gravy.  Flying the zlin.  You are missed bro.

Dean and I worked together at General Dynamics, Pomona from 1985 to 1991.  He helped me join the flying club, which was C-172 N3548E and we hung out a lot.  I'll remember his pilot hand gestures in the hallway (level, then inverted flight).   We flew in his Cub N9158Y where I logged 3 unrescued landings at Cable and Flabob.  He introduced me to Virginia Bader which got me a special entry to the inner circle of WWII aviation artists and pilots.   I have only the best memories of someone with maximum integrity and selflessness.   I loved his stories.   Dean, buddy, you are missed.

I regret I happened on the obituary 9 months too late.  Dean was my first cousin, who I admired remotely, in that he lived in Cali for most of my life.  He encouraged me to pursue ground school and private pilot training in 1974 when I was 15, and gave me helpful hints throughout until I took my FAA check ride on my 17th birthday.  My understanding is that Dean held the very first balloonist license in the state of Missouri.  I was overwhelmed by his accomplishments and friendships of stage and screen artists, and he had this accordion photo insert to his wallet that made it tremendously thick, full of pictures of him and Burt Reynolds, etc, etc.  He visited with my sister Pat and I in the early eighties when he came to see his mother, my aunt Dorcas Engelhardt.  I wish I had known him longer and stayed in touch.  His humor and intensity are easy to remember, and I hope I share a portion of these traits.

Dean was my aerobatics instructor back in the late 1960s. I remember him as talented, quiet, and ready to take instant action if needed. He taught me not to hold the control stick tightly, but with fingertip precision.  Sorry to read of his passing.

Dean was my brother and  seven years older.  Due to age difference and differences in interests, we were not very close.  His greatest love was flying.  Dean was an aeronautical engineer for General Dynamics until the layoffs.  He was a stunt pilot for Universal Studios, acrobatic show pilot, and flew for the Orange County Sheriff's Aero Squadron in emergencies. Dean was also a licensed flight instructor.   Among his numerous students was our daughter, Amy, who took her class courses at Ohio State University Scott Field, and then took all her in air instruction from Dean.  Amy earned her pilot's license at age 17.  Dean's former wife, Jeannine, remained close friends until her death in 2017.  Dean will be remembered for his sense of humor.

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Dean Stewart Engelhardt

8 febrero, 1940 – 20 abril, 2020

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