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Old 12-14-2006 | 04:41 PM
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I was a cadet flying out of Saufley Field in Pensacola. The instructor had me doing touch and gos at a grass field west of PNS. The field was called "8 Able". Anyway he told me to make a full stop, set the brakes, and then he secured the straps in the back seat (T 34B). He said "Make two touch and gos, then a full stop and pick me up...you`d better not leave me out here". I did as ordered..that was about my 9th or 10th flight. I really didn`t expect to solo that day. That was November 1958....48 years ago. I`ve logged 22,000 hours since then, but remember that day vividly...
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