On 12 Sep 2018 14:22:04 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>In article <gltipd190vk5v6p5bom53r0qqf6vqrbedf@4ax.com>, Stormin' Norman says...
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>>On 12 Sep 2018 13:18:36 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>Some of these remind me of the 'airport' I took my first flying lessons in the
>>>60s...Davis CA...a short 1 inch thick asphalt runway, no tower (unicom...just a
>>>radio that continuous broadcasts temp and barometric pressure) and a 'airport'
>>>lounge' which was a small building about 30 feet long, no 'airport'
>>>personnel...just a couple of vinyl covered couches...unlocked by someone in the
>>>morning who came back in the evening and locked it up until the next day...and
>>>closed on Sundays.
>>>
>>>Attached is a pic of it...the pic was taken about 40 years AFTER I took my
>>>lessons so the buildings on the left side didn't exist...it was all farm
>>>land...runway's the same though.
>>>
>>>It's the only airport actually owned by the University of California which has 9
>>>campuses.
>>>
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>>At least you had a macadam or concrete runway. ;-)
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>My solo flight consisted of my instructor (WWII vet with over 10,000 hours) who
>stops the Cessna halfway down the runway...gets out, stands on the side of the
>runway and tells me takeoff, land and then stop and pick him up where he was
>standing...
>
>
Ahhh, good times, nothing like a basic flight instructor with a sense
of humor. As I recall, my basic flight instructor was
half-in-the-bag, every day, but I had to give him credit he was an
excellent pilot.
I was never one for the sauce, but as it turned out, I was in the
minority.
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