Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2002 19:07:39 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fwd: [rec.humor.funny] Solutions for hijackings
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

>
>Michael Walsh wrote:
>
>> Lee on the Left zipped in with this:
>> >
>> >----Original Message Follows----
>> >From: "Strong, Lee" <StrongL at MTMC.ARMY.MIL>
>> >Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
>> >To: "'WSFA members'" <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
>> >Subject: [WSFA] Re: Fwd: [rec.humor.funny] Solutions for hijackings
>> >Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:59:37 -0500
>> >
>> >       Actually, there still are prop jobs in service to/from the =
smaller
>> >airports.  Anyway, I was planning to use the jet engines as popcorn =
=
>> poppers,
>> >cotton candy blowers and hair dryers.
>> >
>> >There sure are- as we were coming back from Lunacon,one flew into =
>> Newark
>> >rght over our heads, and Jim was fascinated - I don't think he had =
ever =
>> seen
>> >one in real life before.  Doesn't THAT make you feel ancient?
>>
>> Once flew in C-47, from Okinawa to Taiwan. In addition to some military =
=
>> personal &  dependents, it also was carrying a small wing and a =
refridgerat=
>> or.
>>
>> & they're still in commercial use too.  There's a commuter airline out =
of =
>> Cap Cod - I believe - that still flies them.
>
>I "flew" one once -- for five minutes, in the co-pilot's seat.  My Air =
Explorer
>post did a flight from Bolling, and we each took a turn at the controls.  =
During
>my turn the pilot had me waggle the wings, which caused whoops of alarm =
from
>the
>cargo bay.  Great fun.  (Since then I've flown a Cessna; my mother had a =
pilot's
>license.)
>
>--Ted White

Cool.  It does sound like it was great fun.

mjw