Transcontinental Airway System Beacons
I just learned about these historical sites and thought I'd share as many of the remaining sites may be on public lands, and I don't know where else to post the information anyway. There are GPS loca...
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I never let anyone else prop my airplane. The technique is inherently hazardous to your health.
When my wife was not quite my girlfriend I invited her to go on a picnic with me. I picked her up and drove her to the airport (Arlington just north of SEA) and got her into the passenger seat and strapped in. Then I showed her how to shut the engine down (mag switch) and how to put her foot on both brake tabs (heel brakes).
I handled the swtich-off, switch-on procedures, propped the little Continental, got into the left seat, took off and flew about 45 minutes to a grass strip on one of the San Juan islands (just north of Roche Harbor) where we had a nice picnic and explored the tide pools together and flew back to Arlington.
That was in 1974. She told me later that no other date could ever come up to that level. LOL
That T-cart was a terrific airplane. N96912 :)
WDR
When my wife was not quite my girlfriend I invited her to go on a picnic with me. I picked her up and drove her to the airport (Arlington just north of SEA) and got her into the passenger seat and strapped in. Then I showed her how to shut the engine down (mag switch) and how to put her foot on both brake tabs (heel brakes).
I handled the swtich-off, switch-on procedures, propped the little Continental, got into the left seat, took off and flew about 45 minutes to a grass strip on one of the San Juan islands (just north of Roche Harbor) where we had a nice picnic and explored the tide pools together and flew back to Arlington.
That was in 1974. She told me later that no other date could ever come up to that level. LOL
That T-cart was a terrific airplane. N96912 :)
WDR
