On 23 Oct 2005 20:20:50 -0700, wrote:

You're right, John. Back in '74, when Jimmy was just beginning his
career, I scratched from the last of 2 performances he was due to
perform at the first Dayton International Air Show.

During his first performance, he included several ground-up maneuvers
in his act even though he wasn't certified for ground-up maneuvers.
When I told him he was scratched, he got real ****ed off at me and left
the show. Knew then the guy wasn't going to be around long.


Long ago, I saw a sailplane doing a routine at an English airshow.

In a loop, he came within 6 ft of the ground. I was astonished.
I expect the pilot was too, that he survived to fly again another day.

Brian Whatcott