I was chatting with Brother Baker yesterday afternoon. He was filling me in on the goings-on at the Vintage Fly-In last weekend at Roxboro, North Carolina. Towards the end of the conversation he said: "You don't happen to know where Gary found the cushion that is in the front seat of the Hatz, do you?"
Well folks; one of the things I have learned about Brother Baker over the years: When he leads with a question; there is usually a story to follow. "I think it came with the airplane. Why do you ask?" "Well, I guess I owe him one. . . Coming back from Les' place (Unity Airfield, northeast of Lancaster, South Carolina) last Thursday, I decided to try some aerobatics. I lost the cushion in the middle of a roll. You know how when you push the stick forward to keep the nose above the horizon. . . It flew out then---hit me on the side of my head as it went by."
After I stopped laughing, I told him that Gary said he flew the airplane Sunday afternoon. He didn't mention anything about missing a seat cushion, so I guess he didn't notice. He did say he got to pattern altitude faster than normal though!
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| Joe "Barrel Roll" Baker |
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