Spook, I know what you mean about appropriate fun at work! I am tempted many times just to sit back and watch youTube flying videos at work, then I stop and decide it is better to do that at the house.
Thanks so much, John On 5/6/08, ght <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Oh John, > > How wonderful just reading your text! I started to > look at your videos but I'm at work. I started to > squeak and exclaim and that just doesn't go at work. > No one here understands my obsession with flying so it > will have to wait until I get home - where I can also > turn on the speakers. I have to have the sound. That > is part of the fun. > > Thanks so much, > Spook > > --- John Craparo <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <john.craparo%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > I had some business last week in Milan, Italy. > > Because I had a little extra > > time between Milan and my next destination in Asia, > > I decide to take a day > > trip up to Lake Como... only 20 minutes by train out > > of Milan. I had always > > heard it is magnificent, so why not a $15 train ride > > to check it out. > > > > Well, it was great. In fact it was made better by > > an unexpected side > > excursion. When my buddy and I got off the train in > > Como, I saw a Lake > > Amphibian taking off from behind a stand of trees. I > > said to Anthony that we > > needed to figure out if that was operating from the > > lake (water was not in > > view from station). > > > > As we got down to town, we figured out where the > > plane originated. It was > > the Aero Club Como on the edge of the lake. A > > pretty historic place and the > > only seaplane base in Italy and largest in Europe. > > To make a long story > > short, I went over to the hangar and struck up a > > conversation. Within 10 > > minutes one of the pilots said, hey come with me and > > let's go for a > > tour... I even got to be the sole manipulator of > > the controls for 20 > > minutes... right to final in fact, but our host did > > the landing... Cool on > > many levels. > > > > 1. No idea that the club existed > > 2. Beautiful place > > 3. Pilots all over the world seem to have the same > > open arms and hearts for > > fellow flyers > > 4. We got to go for a ride > > 5. First time for me in a pontoon equipped plane > > (Cessna 172 on floats) > > 6. All the begging in the world to convince our host > > to take some money or > > go to lunch was ov no avail... he merely said, make > > sure you get your face > > back here soon to fly again... and get a rating! > > Maybe an LSA Mermaid or > > Lockwood is in the future? > > 7. Club manager gave me one of every post card they > > had in stock (probably > > 15 with old and new scenes of the club) > > 6. Priceless! > > > > I can go on and on... > > > > Here are two links to the flight... Part 2 is where > > my new friend through up > > his hands and passed me control of the ship. > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3j7z8pVHqo > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwp8e6RtHJo > > > > >
