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Re: Memorial Page Thoughts
Posted by JimH on Sat Nov 16, 2002 01:35:03 PM
In reply top Re: Memorial Page Thoughts posted by Tim Savage on Sat Nov 16, 2002 12:29:56 PM
I've been watching this thread with distant interest. While I have nothing really profound to add..I will say that each and everyone that chooses to strap on an airplane have thier own reasons. They know the risks, but that is never a deterrent to enjoy the special freedom of flying. Over the last 20 years I have lost numerous friends and one Uncle to flying accidents. There is hardly a time that I climb into a Cessna and not think of them...but ask anyone involved in flying and they will tell you the hardest part about this hobby is the friends you have lost. Yet we continue to fly. There is something about being "up there", and I believe it is the most beautiful worst addiction on the planet. Whether a person flies a warbird or a spam can...maybe a "thank you" page is more in order. When I think of my Uncle, I don't think of his Hyperbipe in an inverted flat spin...I think of all the flying we enjoyed together and those memories keep me going back to the airport.
Jim