That's a good one, Uli!



Larry

"GM" wrote in message
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'got another one:

must have been in '87 or '88, I flew in a regional contest in
Lawrenceville, IL. My trusty old H301 was actually registered in
Germany at the time, showing the D- number plus the black, red and gold
flag on the tail.
The day died and I landed in Brazil, IN (not SouthAmerica!). The field
seemed pretty deserted and by the time I got out of the cockpit, a
mechanic in a grease covered overall came strolling out from one of the
hangars, hands burried in his pockets, spitting tobaco. He looks at the
glider and lets off a 'what the f#!$@! - man, no engine? and where's
that f@#!ing tail number from?' At that point, I decided to have some
fun with old green-tooth and I greet him in German while pointing to an
old German ICAO-Hannover sectional I had burried in the side pocket. At
first he didn't understand but when he realized that the map covered
part of Germany and the Netherlands, he got really excited and called
his buddy over telling him that a glider had just come in straight from
Europe!

Uli Neumann