Big John wrote in message . ..
Oh, all yee of short memory.

In the early days before electronic navigation, many barn roofs and
water towers had the names painted on them. If you got lost all you
had to do was find a 'sign' and circle it to read where you were and
go from there.

I rarely see these signs anymore with the GPS and other navigation
systems we have.

Big John,

You flew out of Willie didn't you? Remember the one on a mountain
about 5 mi. east of Falcon that says "---PHX"? Well, it's still
there (been there since the 30's). When I 1st started flying in the
80s, I remember that sign was out in the uninhabited part of the
valley. Now it's surrounded by suburbs. Doesn't serve much of a
purpose anymore, but it's still neat to see when you're flying along.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)