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Posted by T_Bone on November 15, 2006 at 03:36:36 from (4.240.42.61):
In Reply to: Pilots-airplanes-landing strips posted by coflyboy on November 14, 2006 at 15:09:35:
Hi coflyboy, Something to think about. I had a friend that spent 35yrs at Boeing, was a flyer at a young age and always had his own plane. When he retired from Boeing he built a new home on a private air park of 50 homes. George's son was a commerical pilot for 20yrs. George's 2nd son was a fully qualifed pilot of 15yrs. Son #1 was at the controls that day when a neighbor took his air space, they think! Goerge died at 72yrs old, #1 son will never fly commerical aircraft again and took 4 yrs in the hospital to recover then as far as I know still in therophy after 15yrs. Son #2 went back to work off and on for 5yrs out of the 15yrs but couldn't take the pain. Each son had 4 childeren. Had #1 son and George had not had excellant insurance, All the family's would be broke. Georges wife of 50yrs was standing on the porch watching when George hit the ground. I don't think she ever returned to the house after the accident. She sold the house. One of the last commerical filghts I was on was in the Bering Sea on St. Thomas Island where we landed to take on fuel. We started to taxi from the side area onto the main gravel runway when we made a very sharp left hand 180º turn as a 707 touched down. Now there's only two planes in 1000 square miles of air space and my pilot and co-pilot miss seeing a 707 trying to land. Another 15ft and I wouldn't be here telling you this story now. A jet landing on a gravel runway??? I didn't think they did that. Just between you and me, you couldn't get me on another airplane of any type! T_Bone
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