Syd, The wife and I flew from Austin to the "Big Easy" (Lakefront) on the 17th and back tonight. One of the smoothest flights over distance in a long time. Went VFR on top at 7.5 over a surreal overcast of white puffy cotton candy! The only thing missing was Warren Beaty in a sweat suit!!(Heaven can Wait----for Brandon and those too young to remember the movie) We both were thinking of what we owe to Wilbur and Orville. What's more fantastic is that our "little ships" were designed only 35 years after that first flight! Some day "Fred's invention" will get the historical perspective it deserves!
Merry Christmas, Hank 47HG Austin, TX ----- Original Message ----- From: Syd Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Ercoupe Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 17, 1999 10:46 PM Subject: First Flight Day > How many of you flew today, Dec. 17, First Flight Day? ( I think we > should start a campaign to get it designated a National Holiday.) > My protégé', Brandon Garrity and I flew this afternoon. We left the > ground at about 5:15, about 1/2 hour after sunset. There was still a > pink glow low on the horizon. Air temp here in central Wisconsin was > +10 degrees F., but we preheated the engine for 24 hours and had an oil > temp of +120 degrees when we started the engine. The air was thick and > smooooth. Rate of climb? About 800 fpm. We said "Thank you, Wilbur > and Orville," as we got to pattern altitude, and we flew around the > cities of Wausau, Schofield and Rothschild for about 1/2 hour, looking > at the Christmas lights. What a great flight! > What stories do you have? > > Syd Cohen > NC94196 > Wausau, WI >
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