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ngdawg · 06-18-2007, 03:36 PM

I got this today from my dad:
Yesterday we showed your mother a video tape of me doing something I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a little boy, and saw all my heroes performing their deeds in open cockpit bi-planes. You’ve seen ads for “Warbirds”..(?).., they usually fly low wing advanced fighter trainers, but I found an outfit still flying a 1943 Stearman primary trainer.., and I just had to do it before I became an old man !! For obvious reasons, I didn’t tell your mother before hand !

If this crate was the first thing the cadets flew in, it’s a wonder they didn’t quit and join the submarine corp..!!.., but I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. I had always heard you don’t know what flying is until you are in one of these things, and I believe it. Nothing at all like a cabin plane, and there’s nothing between you and the ground except a sheet of canvas ( there is no floor in the cockpit, just a couple of rails to rest your feet on. ) It was the Friday after “the Wedding”.

We didn’t have any machine guns so we couldn’t shoot anyone down, though at a top speed of 85 MPH the only thing we could have would be a kite. ( I swear a bird passed us once ! ) Flying over highways, it looked like the cars were passing us.

They let you take the controls after you take off, but I did not do much as I was enjoying the ride and view.., but.. ( don’t tell your mother ) I would like to go again, and I would do the flying around then. I wouldn’t let the pilot do any stunts as I did not want to have to clean out the cockpit.

That’s the story of my adventure.., I waited 70 years for.., but at last I got to do it… Dada

My dad will be 78 in September.

My only childhood dream that was a constant was to own a stable of horses. That's an expensive idea, so I don't see it happening, but most of what I do now, while not totally life-risking thrilling, is what I enjoy, so regrets are few.

What would you like to do before you get too old to do it? Is it possible to do? What's the main thing holding you back from doing it?

06-18-2007, 03:36 PM	#1 (permalink)
ngdawg peekaboo Location: on the back, bitch	What childhood dream would you like to realize? I got this today from my dad: Yesterday we showed your mother a video tape of me doing something I’ve wanted to do ever since I was a little boy, and saw all my heroes performing their deeds in open cockpit bi-planes. You’ve seen ads for “Warbirds”..(?).., they usually fly low wing advanced fighter trainers, but I found an outfit still flying a 1943 Stearman primary trainer.., and I just had to do it before I became an old man !! For obvious reasons, I didn’t tell your mother before hand ! If this crate was the first thing the cadets flew in, it’s a wonder they didn’t quit and join the submarine corp..!!.., but I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed it. I had always heard you don’t know what flying is until you are in one of these things, and I believe it. Nothing at all like a cabin plane, and there’s nothing between you and the ground except a sheet of canvas ( there is no floor in the cockpit, just a couple of rails to rest your feet on. ) It was the Friday after “the Wedding”. We didn’t have any machine guns so we couldn’t shoot anyone down, though at a top speed of 85 MPH the only thing we could have would be a kite. ( I swear a bird passed us once ! ) Flying over highways, it looked like the cars were passing us. They let you take the controls after you take off, but I did not do much as I was enjoying the ride and view.., but.. ( don’t tell your mother ) I would like to go again, and I would do the flying around then. I wouldn’t let the pilot do any stunts as I did not want to have to clean out the cockpit. That’s the story of my adventure.., I waited 70 years for.., but at last I got to do it… Dada My dad will be 78 in September. My only childhood dream that was a constant was to own a stable of horses. That's an expensive idea, so I don't see it happening, but most of what I do now, while not totally life-risking thrilling, is what I enjoy, so regrets are few. What would you like to do before you get too old to do it? Is it possible to do? What's the main thing holding you back from doing it? __________________ Don't blame me. I didn't vote for either of'em.