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Why I Own My Own Aircraft

January 2, 2006 Art Zemon

Do you wonder why I bought an airplane? There are lots of reasons but Why I Own My Own Aircraft at the Beech Aero Club’s web site offers a particularly poignant reason:

he keys the mike and says

“REBEL BASE, THIS IS RED 5. WE ARE STARTING OUR ATTACK RUN ON THE DEATH STAR”.

Good God.

Now this post 9/11 and before I can key my mike and say anything, the tower jumps on and says “RED 5, YOUR CLEARED FOR THE APPROACH TO THE DEATH STAR. REPORTS HITS AWAY”

Go read the rest of the article. You’ll love it.

By the way, I found this article through flightnest, a truly wonderful aviation site.

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