Dad’s weekend date

Posted on August 3, 2013 | 2 Comments

My career Air Force father was still flying tail-draggers like this World War II C-45H every other weekend in 1958 to earn his flight pay, according to his official pilot logs which I inherited.

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2 responses to “Dad’s weekend date”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | August 4, 2013 at 1:16 pm |

    Well, aside of being tough on one’s tooth fillings, a good and reliable plane. Doesn’t fall out of the sky when engines quit, at least.

    • Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | August 4, 2013 at 7:17 pm |

      Maybe. The way those engines are placed, the plane would be nose- heavy if they quit in the air. Might be very hard to control in a glide.