Many are the disadvantages of being an adult. We eat kale, pretend to like PBS Newshour and file tax returns with no idea what we’re signing. On the upside, I can now buy that ‘68 Camaro I lusted after in high school but would look like a dork driving it at 55 in the passing lane with my turn signal on, headed to a colonoscopy appointment. All-in-all, adultdom is oversold to kids. With two exceptions: We can fly and after Labor Day we don’t have to go back to school. Take that, punks who can’t drive a stick shift!
“If there’d been a for sale sign, I’d have traded my Champ—plus cash—and flown home in something marvelously impractical. Wouldn’t be the first time I’ve slipped the surly bonds of reason and touched the face of irrational reward.”
Makes me feel better that there are at least two of us!
Good composition. Best line; “ Yeah, I know, “education is a lifelong quest …” But that’s why YouTube was invented and has taught me all I need to know …”
Big band legend Glenn Miller was a passenger in a Norseman on the fateful flight on December 15, 1944, when he disappeared over the English Channel enroute to Paris. There are multiple theories, including the plane being hit by jettisoned bombs from RAF Lancasters returning from a mission, but the most likely seems to be icing - either airframe icing, carb ice, or both.
Maybe Brent has some insight?
Only if you’re sedated. I stayed wide awake through mine, which I understand is rare in the U.S. but not so uncommon in the Rest Of The World. (It was sufficiently rare that they had trouble locating the correct paperwork for the various releases). It caused mild discomfort at times, very minor pain (more of a poking) when it had to make a couple of 90 degree turns, but less trauma than a routine dental cleaning.
In exchange, I was rewarded with a widescreen display of parts of me that I’ve never seen (including a vaguely visible purple blob that was my liver and the off-ramp leading to my appendix). In close-up, the tiny claws that took tissue samples looked like a scene from Matrix. Fascinating.
A small drawback was that I was ready to leave immediately following the procedure, instead of lying around the recovery room for half an hour. Turns out, the staff relied on that time to complete the reports and paperwork. At least I could drive myself home when they were done.
It’s a unique fly-in, one any antique aircraft aficionado should attend at least once. I flew in in a buddy’s Citabria in 2013, 105 degrees and all. So glad the library had A/C, gave us a chance to cool down for a bit! The variety of aircraft is different than any other fly-in, it’s a bit more laid-back, and just a neat place to soak up the older vibe of the antiques. Lots of radials flying all day every day and rides offered. Hope to be there another time when the heat isn’t so nasty! Wish it was better covered so we could all see the classics.