Have You Given a Stranger a Ride?

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:44:41 -0000, Dylan Smith
wrote:

On 2006-03-09, GeorgeC wrote:
You know, I don't see kids hang on the airport fences anymore. I don't see the
hanger rats anymore. I don't see the old guy leaning against the hanger doors
grading landings and takeoffs and tell how it should have been done.

Most airports I have been to have at least one geezer, and sometimes a
geezer shack. You may have to look for them though. We even found a
geezer at Van Nuys.

We even have what the guys refer to as the ghetto hangar. They have a
group of 5 or 6 "experienced" pilots that have built and restored
planes in that old hangar. It's a meeting place for hangar flying,
snacks, coffee, a few beers after flying, and a place to learn. They
are currently doing a Sonex as a group project although it just
belongs to the one pilot.

Just two taxiways over is the EAA Chapter Education center which is
half hangar and half meeting rooms. When I was in there two weeks
back there were at least three planes under construction. A 4 place
canard design, a two place Challenger, and I'm trying to remember what
the other was.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

I think I'll stay at my class D airport. I was hold short 17R as a Stearman was
landing on 17R. the tower told cleared across 17R, follow that Stearman, turn
left on Bravo. clear to park. The Stearman turned right, I wish Alfa 5 were
longer. Alfa 5 is an east-west taxiway and the wind was 17012KT. He was make
S-turns down the taxiway, and to look at Stearman you'd think there was no
crosswind. Beautiful.

While I was taxing to parking, a T-6 Texan II did a missed approach. He was to
high and I was to far away to get a good look, besides I was driving.

On Thu, 09 Mar 2006 13:44:41 -0000, Dylan Smith wrote:

On 2006-03-09, GeorgeC wrote:
You know, I don't see kids hang on the airport fences anymore. I don't see the
hanger rats anymore. I don't see the old guy leaning against the hanger doors
grading landings and takeoffs and tell how it should have been done.

Most airports I have been to have at least one geezer, and sometimes a
geezer shack. You may have to look for them though. We even found a
geezer at Van Nuys.

GeorgeC