As I step out of the Vintage bookstore at #osh26, I overhear passersby uttering an expression I don't understand.
"I don't need anymore books right now."
I just found a different Wright brothers book than I've seen before.
@reallyjim I knew Harry. He had a home in Wickenburg AZ. He was a great pilot who started flying very young. I used to sublet his hangar in the summer months when he was elsewhere. I'm pretty sure he commission the construction of a Wright Flyer replica. He was also heavily involved in Lear Jet and had a Lear 35.
@mlanger That's really cool!
@reallyjim He was one of our local airport characters. I think he flew a Bonanza for fun. I remember him going out one day with his secretary in a wicked crosswind and we all tried to talk him out of it but he just flew off. We were all watching, ready for the worst when he came back, in but he totally greased that landing. He must've been in his mid-80s by then. When they got to the airport, he couldn't remember the runway numbers so they drove out to the end of the runway for a look.🤣