Lost stories here

"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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Post your lost story here, so we can all laugh at them.


Here is my second lost story:

I was cross country in the heart land of America in my trusty Taylorcraft.
I was using pilotage and dead reckoning. I got site of an east/west road
that ran about 3 miles south of my refueling stop. My destination was just
on the other side of the next sectional map, so I put down the one I was
currently using. I didn't need it anymore, I could just follow the road.

I spotted my airport, so I landed and refueled. I got back in the plane and
took off heading east.

In about 10 miles I spotted an airport that was about 3 miles north of the
east west road. Unfortunally there was no airport in the map. I became
concerned and started to rectify the situation. For some reason, I looked
at the sectional I had just left and noticed an airport about 3 miles north
of the east west road. This airport was about 5 miles from the east edge of
the map and had a single north/south runway, just like the airport I had
just "left".

It suddenly occurred to me that I had landed at the wrong airport, bought
gas, filed a flight plan, checked weather, etc. and didn't know I was
"lost". It was only after I was airborne that I realized I had landed at
the wrong airport. Man did I feel stupid.

Danny Deger

"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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Post your lost story here, so we can all laugh at them.


Here is my second lost story:

.. Man did I feel stupid.

Danny Deger

"Feel"?

nmg175 wrote:
Here is my second lost story:

. Man did I feel stupid.

Danny Deger

"Feel"?


Man, you're not going to get much true confession around here if you bust their
balls. Confession is good for the soul. Busted balls are.... different.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

"Mortimer Schnerd, RN" mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com wrote in message
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nmg175 wrote:
Here is my second lost story:

. Man did I feel stupid.

Danny Deger

"Feel"?


Man, you're not going to get much true confession around here if you bust
their balls. Confession is good for the soul. Busted balls are....
different.

Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

Okay, here's mine-

Flying out of Flushing Field, New York, in a Waco UPF-7, I wandered over to
CT.

The gen then, was in case of confusion, dive down and read the name of the
Town painted on the Water Tower. Re-orient and go home.

Dove down, over this CT Town, no name on the Water Tower!

At the road intersection, in the center of Town, there was painted on the
surface, the name of the Town, I thought.

Being too young to drive a car, 18 in NY, I was completely ignorant of road
signs.

Climbed up and spent 3 or 4 circles, looking on my Sectional for the CT Town
of GOSLOW.

Eventually the light came on, realized what it meant, flew to next Town,
identified it from their Water Tower and safely returned to Speeds Flying
Service.

That was 66 years ago, but can still hear the guys laughing when I recounted
the story.

"nmg175" wrote in message
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Okay, here's mine-

Flying out of Flushing Field, New York, in a Waco UPF-7, I wandered over
to CT.

The gen then, was in case of confusion, dive down and read the name of the
Town painted on the Water Tower. Re-orient and go home.

Dove down, over this CT Town, no name on the Water Tower!

At the road intersection, in the center of Town, there was painted on the
surface, the name of the Town, I thought.

Being too young to drive a car, 18 in NY, I was completely ignorant of
road signs.

Climbed up and spent 3 or 4 circles, looking on my Sectional for the CT
Town of GOSLOW.

Eventually the light came on, realized what it meant, flew to next Town,
identified it from their Water Tower and safely returned to Speeds Flying
Service.

That was 66 years ago, but can still hear the guys laughing when I
recounted the story.

And 66 years later as well!!

Thanks for the chuckle,


--
Matt
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Matthew W. Barrow
Site-Fill Homes, LLC.
Montrose, CO (MTJ)

"nmg175" wrote in message
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"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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"Danny Deger" wrote in message
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Post your lost story here, so we can all laugh at them.


Here is my second lost story:

. Man did I feel stupid.

Danny Deger

"Feel"?


OK. Let's be nice :-)

Danny Deger