in article , Tony Cox
at wrote on 2/21/07 12:22 PM:

"I haven't even told you about the plane yet. It's a four-seat,
single-engine Cessna 172, which was also my blood
pressure when I spotted it in the field behind West Air.
This $80,000 Costco shopping cart with wings was
undoubtedly chosen for this mission because it's the
fleet's most expendable."

http://flymaniac.notlong.com


I found the article amusing, and I'm a little surprised by some of the
humorless responses to it. The fact is, it mirrors pretty closely my own
reactions on my first few flights (though obviously exaggerated for effect).

You know, for every person who read it and said "Damn right, you'll never
catch me in one of THOSE things", there might have been two people saying
"Sounds like fun--I think I'll sign up for an intro flight".