Hello, Jim !
...and Hi, everybody !
Another lurker de-cloaks   ;-)
-=> 03-Feb-98 19:03:00, you to us All
 JS> He also gets an occasional offer from pilots who would be
 JS> honored if he'd go for a spin. Over the years, DeBellevue
 JS> has flown (or flown in) an F-16 Falcon, a Japanese fighter,
 JS> even a Polish-built MiG-17. "It's not quite like getting
 JS> back on your bicycle, but it's close," he said.
My son Toby (of whom more anon), shortly after he got his PPL
(Private Pilot's Licence) a couple of years ago took his
great-uncle for a "spin".
Ralph will be 90 come April.  He flew Lancasters in the RAF during
WW2; he'd not been up in anything but "scheduled flights" for 45
years.
Toby asked if he'd like to take control.  Would he ever ?
Toby had one hell of a job wresting control back again afterwards !
Ralph IS a little deaf - but we reckon he was playing on it !
                                                             
 > Robin
                                                                  
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