Hi Neil and thanks for the response and the confirmation. :) Part of me really
thinks that your experience would’ve been better, but…another part of me has to
laugh at the thought of all those pilots who experienced the “trim-jobs” giving
consideration of the coming event and just wore their least favorite shirt that
day. :)
Thanks. If you ever want to share an image of your fabric “certificate” of
air-worthiness I’m certain that the crowd around here would be appreciative.
Wait. While we’re considering aviation and traditions, and if Howard is still
checking in the site to read this - are there or were there any traditions
around the transferring an airplane from a sale…I mean besides making sure that
the payment has cleared the bank? And how about when placing an airplane into
service as it comes off the production line for the first flight?
One more thing per aviation - there’s a short film on YouTube that I think some
of you may find interesting.
Here’s the first link to the restoration project’s web-site, that unfortunately
I don’t think got too much support in their Kickstarted campaign:
http://warbirdsnews.com/warbirds-news/gaining-altitude-mosquito-reborn.html
and here’s the YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rauNQgkOJhU
Best regards,
Peter S
On Aug 5, 2021, at 10:58 AM, Neil Gould <neil@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hi Peter,
There is a long-standing tradition similar to what you described, but it
probably varies by location. When I passed my first solo around 30 years ago,
the instructor took my shirt and drew pictures of the Tomahawk on it with
messages, etc. Since it was a private pilot event, it hangs in my music room
instead of the public hangar at the airport.
Neil
On 8/4/2021 9:05 PM, Peter Stevens wrote:
Subject: [LRflex] Re: Flying runs in the family.
From: "Peter Stevens"
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2021 15:14:38 -0400
Hi Neil and David - since y’all are pilots can I ask if there is still a
tradition for folks who get their first license or pass their first solo
flight, I guess? I remember some years ago walking into a building serving
as the FBO for the old Army Air Corp field out side of Sebring FL, and up on
one of the walls, floor to ceiling, there were shirt-tails stapled to the
wall. Man, there had to be easy 6 or 7 dozen pieces of shirts up there. When
I asked about it I was told that they were all from pilots who completed
their first solo flight and had their shirt-tails hacked off post flight,
with the saying that it was now easier for the said pilot “to fly by the
seat of their pants”. Yep, I still laugh about it; but I don’t know if I was
being pranked back then or not. So, was it just a fun-joke being played on
me, a local weird ritual here in south-central Florida, or something that
happens elsewhere on the North American continent?
:)
Thanks.
Best regards,
Peter S.
On Aug 2, 2021, at 10:12 AM, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Not too steep, Neil. Just a gentle circle of the farm. I was very
impressed with our grandson, who is a fine pilot.
Nathan did do a few steep turns for practice with the ball perfectly
centered and dropping no more than 35'.
:-)
The "Trauma-hawk" sounds like a fun buggy!
David.
On Aug. 2, 2021 4:56 a.m., Neil Gould
<neil@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
Hi David,
Nice shot of the farm... were you in a steep bank at the time?
For me, an interesting aspect of this is that flying also runs in my
family, though for only two generations so far. My dad was a pilot
during WWII. As one of the Tuskeegee Airmen, he flew P-51s out of Italy.
I got my airman's certificate in a Cessna 172, but trained mostly in a
Piper Tomahawk that the club called the "Trauma-hawk" because it
required 100% attention and effort.
More commonalities among Leica users!
Neil
On 8/1/2021 9:05 PM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:
From: David Young<dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 1 Aug 2021 07:27:01 -0700
Subject: [LRflex] Flying runs in the family.
Went for a lovely flight, yesterday morning. Two delightful hours of
cruising the Grand Prairie (Alberta) area with our grandson, Nathan, who
is an excellent pilot.
This was my ride...
