#98 Sisters’ Young Eagles
" Those terrorists they fence against are laughing up the sleeves of their caftans as thousands of airport kids have their dreams crushed by the chain link and barbed wire."
#97 The “Hank Henry”
"When a director of a film tells the crew that this shot will be “M.O.S”, the soundman doesn’t bother to roll the recorder. Why? Because the Director said it will be “M.O.S.”, which stands for “mit out sound”. That phrase was coined by a famous old time German Director and his thick accent when HE pronounced it, has been preserved by generations of filmmakers."
#96 It’s National Elevator Month!
" Most commonly it gets misused to yank the nose up and momentarily increase “G” force and thus stall speed while it’s buddy, the rudder, is busy skidding the plane, sending another hapless pilot to the Westward regions."
#95 I Don’t Understand How a Guy Could Do That!
“Hmm, looks a bit high… I better bring it down a bit”, I muttered to myself. “Yeh, that’s about right.”
# 94 A Day of shooting at P’ville
"As an added complication, I felt it might be a good idea not to crash into the camera car, which was racing alongside me down the runway."
#93 Just Like a Kid
"Although most kids are afraid of real aerobatic maneuvers like loops and rolls, they are almost universally delighted by the simple sensation of zero “G”s."
#92 Where are you Looking?
"When I teach the “Lazy 8”, I find that many of my students fail to look at the shape of that imaginary half circle they are drawing above and below the horizon. But isn’t that where the maneuver gets its name? It should be the most important consideration in performing this maneuver."
# 91 After You!
“If you’re going to the airport, then GO TO THE FREAKIN’ AIRPORT!” (Bill didn’t actually say “freakin’”. I’ve just cleaned it up for my more easily offended readers.
#90 Solo Tailwheel Time that wasn’t
"We had a fine time spinning this fine little bird then logging another half hour to get high enough to do it again. "
#89 The Forward Slip
"most pilots can only execute a forward slip while established on final and with their left wing down. Period. Don’t shake your head. It’s true."
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