Danny Deger wrote:
I am retired, so time is OK. I am thinking of a week which will give me
about 4 weather days. It should take 3 days of flying.


I am reminded of a trip back when I was a brand new pilot (around 100 hours or
so). I was coming from Panama City, FL heading back to Rock Hill, SC in a
Cherokee Six with a few of my friends, VFR only. Unfortunately the weather
didn't cooperate, but we really needed to get back. I kept getting lower and
lower, trying to keep the ground in sight. Finally I gave up and landed in
Dublin, GA.

When I landed, I met a fellow who was an airline pilot by day who was trying to
bring a C-120 hone thqat he'd just bought down in Texas. He was headed to New
York. Anyway, he had the same problem we did as the airplane barely had any
kind of panel. He told me he'd finally landed on a road and stopped to ask
someone if he could use their phone.

"Don't have a phone", the man said, "the closest phone is at the airport...
about a mile down the road."

He took off again and landed at Dublin. And I thought I'd had an interesting
flight...



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Mortimer Schnerd, RN
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