And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
1949 at Fullerton, California. Two men remained aloft in their Aeronca for 42 days. Orbiting the airport, they had fuel, oil, food, beverages handed up to them from a Jeep speeding along the runway.
Don’t drop that spanner
ReplyDeleteOF COURSE he's going to drop the spanner!
DeleteIt is a truly fascinating story. They kept it in the air for around a month long ago.
ReplyDeleteStunt near Vegas, refueled by flying over a truck that had to be going faster than the stall speed.
DeleteI think the plane may still be hanging somewhere in the Harry Reid Intl. Airport.
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DeleteThe most I ever did in flight was pull up the floorboards on a King Air and tweak the generator controls to get the voltage synched.
ReplyDeleteNow THAT'S a flight mechanic!
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine what a flight attendant could do ?...
ReplyDeleteWho do you think was handing over the tools?
Delete1949 at Fullerton, California. Two men remained aloft in their Aeronca for 42 days. Orbiting the airport, they had fuel, oil, food, beverages handed up to them from a Jeep speeding along the runway.
ReplyDeleteSo I guess this guy is pulling a 100-hour inspection?
DeleteNot required for Pt 91. Anyway, effing FAA did not yet exist.
DeleteNFW!!!
ReplyDeletewhen men were men and not trans
ReplyDeleteAs the 10 mm socket falls off the ratchet...
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