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Let It Rain ! ! !

Last entry for 2010. Before the thinking gets too heavy and the rain starts to pour down I will say 2010 has been an extrordinary year. Good in many ways. Made a little cash here at the end, no deaths in the immediate family or friends, several weddings and births to the contrary. The little cash raised from Ebay will facilitate buying a few rivets to finish up my spars. With God's Grace I will get to Church more this year and sing more. God Bless all the visitors here. Fly safe, Blue Skies. PZ

December 24, 2010

Ho Ho Ho......hello to everybody. If anyone has anything coming Fedex believe me it is on it's way. 14 days ~ worked 12 ~ 90+ hours ~ two major snows storms ~ two days subzero ~ two days 50 dgs+. It's all over every box is gone only the hospital shipments and the auto parts that wouldn't fit with the regular stuff. God Bless Merry Christmas to all. -Pete

Aluminum Overcast

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One week ago today I was part of the crew to take Aluminum Overcast, the EAA B-17 Flying Fortress, down to Paducha Kentucky. Greatest thrill of my lifetime to date because I actually got to fly the airplane for 10 minutes. I can still hear and feel the rumble of the big engines today a week later.

Flight

Flight always held my interest with undivided attention. First when I went up in the air on a homemade rope swing, I work at forgetting the down part when I landed head first on a rock as my brothers did not tie the knot well. Later as the crisp fresh winter air chilled my face as I raced the wind, 12 feet straight down into a snow drift as my brothers dropped me head first off a tall farm wall. At least this landing was softer. Lately I have progressed to a new peak, after playing right seat to my brothers in their flying careers I have at last made a new inroad in flight worth mentioning I have flown the mighty Flying Fortress, the B-17. Albeit for only 0.1 hours logged my my logbook, it was really more like 0.2, it was a tenth of an hour of pure flight heaven.