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107 Years
A century plus seven years. It is almost too much to comprehend, especially when you give some thought to the amazing accomplishments which have taken place since then. It was 107 years ago today the Wright Brothers officially “cracked the … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Aviation History, Flying
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Tagged 107 Years, 1941, aerial combat maneuvering, aerial combatants, airmail, aviation, B-25 Mitchell bombers, B-29 Superfortresses, barnstormers, Charles Lindbergh, Chuck Yeager, December 7, Douglas DC-3, H.G. Wells, history, jet fighters, Jimmy Doolittle, John Kennedy, Jules Verne, Maritime aviation, October 14 1947, open cockpit biplanes, the airline industry, the aviation industry, the Boeing 707, The Korean War, the moon, the sound barrier, the space race, the USS Hornet, the Wright Brothers, times of war, turbojets, World War I
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The Summer of ’86
My birthday is in June and Paul’s follows in July. I have known Paul since fifth grade, when we were in Mrs. Waterhouse’s class together. Fifth grade was a long time ago. Right after we got to know one another, … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged $3 the ride, 4g pull, Alberto Santos-Dumont, barnstormers, best friends, birthdays, Colonel Ernie Moser, Demoiselle, Ernest K. Gann, flying wires and drag wires, gypsy pilots, hammerhead turn, hopping passengers, Jack Nicholson, Jim Moser, Morgan Freeman, open cockpit biplanes, ride of a lifetime, The Bucket List, touring the beach, Waco UPF-7
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Why I Fly?
Why do I fly? Sometimes, something like that is hard to explain, especially to those who do not fly. They say a photograph is worth a thousand words; if that is so, a video is probably worth somewhere upwards of 500,000 paragraphs. … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airport bums, barnstormers, Cessna 182, Charles Lindbergh, control over my life, enthusiasm, favorite students, first solo, flying checks, flying machines, flying single-engine at night, homebuilders, I knew I could do it, IFR clearance, instrument flying, instrument pilots, it was time, late afternoon Florida skies, life lessons, little country FBO, mechanics, Navy, Night flight, open cockpit biplanes, parachute, perfecting landings, picking a good place to land, pilots, Piper J 3, predicaments, professional pilots, safe landing, Tampa International, the barnstorming era, what was there to be afraid of?, You’re on your own
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My Favorite Student
Becky was a wonderful person. From the moment I first met her, she was on her way to becoming one of my favorite students. Becky came to me by way of a fellow airport bum and friend, Dave, a pilot, … Continue reading →
Posted in Aviation, Flight Instructing, Flying, Life in General, Personal
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Tagged airport bums, barnstormers, enthusiasm, favorite students, flying machines, homebuilders, life lessons, little country FBO, mechanics, open cockpit biplanes, pilots, someone as old as me, the barnstorming era, the CPTP program, WASPs, Wittman Tailwind
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