I’m finally home! After nearly five hours in flight we touched down in Oshkosh.
This was the longest flight I’ve been on so far, so I had plenty of time to reflect. I spent most of the flight up in the nose of the B-17 reading Hal Weekley’s account of being shot [...]
Tag Archive 'B-17'
At the Controls
Posted in EAA on Jun 10th, 2008
Shortly after leaving Colorado yesterday, the pilot in command, Sean Elliott, turned around, glanced at the right seat and asked if I wanted to add an entry to my logbook. For about thirty minutes I took the controls and worked to keep the plane at 7,500 ft. on a heading to Grand Island, NE. [...]
Departing Denver
Posted in EAA on Jun 9th, 2008
I’m headed home!
The Dawn of Dusk
Posted in EAA on Jun 8th, 2008
The sun is beginning to set on our spring tour. It’s been an incredible experience, but I am ready to be home. We have ten flights scheduled today, then we depart for Oshkosh tomorrow morning.
I’m really looking forward to being home with Katherine and Eliana!
On Final Approach
Posted in EAA on Jun 7th, 2008
{from the bombardier’s perspective}