Keep it up

I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying in
1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots. Age can take you out of the air, but flying stays in your blood.

I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the airport
at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is still flying at
age 96! I wish I had her genes.

"birdog" wrote in message
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I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying
in 1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots. Age can take you out of the air, but flying stays in your blood.

I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the airport
at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is still flying at
age 96! I wish I had her genes.



Oh, would I like to twist a few words around, but I will be nice!




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God bless you sir. I know a 'young' man (I think he is about 78) that has
recently finished rebuilding his Waco. He now flies it once in a while
(not often enough for those who stop whatever we are doing when a radial
flies overhead).

I wish he was internet savvy because I would point him in your direction.
But alas, he doesn't know what a newsgroup is.

C. Massey wrote:
I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the airport
at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is still flying at
age 96! I wish I had her genes.



Oh, would I like to twist a few words around, but I will be nice!



Don't say it. :^O

Besides, he probably romanced more babes in a weekend than you could
handle in a year.

("birdog" wrote)
I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying
in 1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots. Age can take you out of the air, but flying stays in your blood.


Lost your medical?

Did you fail to pass on your last visit with the Aviation Medical Examiner
(AME)?

Or, did you simply let your medical expire?

If you let your medical expire, then flying under the new (Light) Sport
Pilot rules might still be in your future.

http://www.zenithair.com/news/sport-pilot.html
Sport Pilot and Light-Sport Aircraft (LSA) RULES:


Montblack

"kontiki" wrote in message
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C. Massey wrote:
I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the
airport at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is still
flying at age 96! I wish I had her genes.



Oh, would I like to twist a few words around, but I will be nice!


Don't say it. :^O

Besides, he probably romanced more babes in a weekend than you could
handle in a year.


I'm not saying a word!




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On Mon, 9 Oct 2006 17:15:57 -0400, "birdog" wrote:

I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying in
1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots.

I've posted a bunch to various newsgroups, most are archived at:

http://www.bowersflybaby.com/stories/index.html#aloft

Ron Wanttaja

"birdog" wrote in message


I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the
airport at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is
still flying at age 96! I wish I had her genes.

As it happens, "Mama Bird" Johnson was involved in a car crash September 10,
2006 that resulted in amputation of one of her legs. I had a link to a page
on www.citizentribune.com describing this, but the link went dead. The gist
of the full story is she was traveling with the sun in her eyes and
rear-ended a slow moving tractor.

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"Montblack" wrote in message
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("birdog" wrote)
I'm an 80 year old who has long since lost his medical. I started flying
in 1944, and would love to hear tales from some old fabric and tailwheel
pilots. Age can take you out of the air, but flying stays in your blood.


Lost your medical?

Did you fail to pass on your last visit with the Aviation Medical Examiner
(AME)?

Or, did you simply let your medical expire?

Diabetes.

"John T" wrote in message
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"birdog" wrote in message


I heard recently that an old friend, a female, who has managed the
airport at Morristown, Tennessee for more than half a century, is
still flying at age 96! I wish I had her genes.

As it happens, "Mama Bird" Johnson was involved in a car crash September
10, 2006 that resulted in amputation of one of her legs. I had a link to a
page on www.citizentribune.com describing this, but the link went dead.
The gist of the full story is she was traveling with the sun in her eyes
and rear-ended a slow moving tractor.

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Thanx. And very sorry to hear that. It's about a year and a half ago that a
female pilot (looked 16, but probably in her 30's) told me Evelyn was still
flying. She was an icon.