P-51's are a kick. An 80 year old friend who flies once a week had a ride
in one a couple years ago. He said it was one of the most thrilling things
he ever did.
I almost got my license 3 or 4 years ago. My wife gave me the go ahead for
my birthday. I have always wondered about that. I decided my judgment and
reactions were not up to the requirements for such a new endeavor. I now
work for a bush air service in Alaska during the summers. I get plenty of
action landing with good pilots at the stick in places where there are no
runways and nobody else fishing except the local bears and loons.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: "MarkI-ZeroPoint" <zeropo...@charter.net>
To: <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 9:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Atlanta PDK airshow and airplane joyrides
Would love to attend if I was in the area...
Did volunteer work at the Planes-of-Fame air museum in Chino, Calif. during
my last year in college... was stripping the paint from a P-38 landing-gear
door when Rick Brickert said,
"Mark, you been up in the '51 yet?"
"No..."
"Let's go for a ride!"
What a ride it was...
At one point we were doin' 490 knots, and 50 feet off the deck at Lake
Matthews!!
-mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Terry Blanton [mailto:hohlr...@gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 3:14 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:OFF TOPIC Atlanta PDK airshow and airplane joyrides
On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 5:49 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey, hey, hey. Downwind. Downwind Restaurant and Lounge, if you
please. The place has class. Ambiance. And Greek food. I once
encountered Whitney Houston there. She was high as a kite and a real jerk.
With a sad ending.
Lounge, huh? Well, they have obviously come up in the world since I
frequented them in the 80s when I worked for Sprint at Century Center.
They made a great burger.
Ambiance?
I do sometimes visit the 2nd iteration of the 57th Fighter Squadron on the
other side of the airport. I'll have to sneak in and pay you a surprise
visit next time I'm there now that someone has shown me how to bypass the
increased security at the airport office complex.
