To paraphrase a line from The Lone Ranger radio series, “Return with me now to those thrilling days of yesteryear! From out of the past comes the thundering sound of a Cessna 150…Barney flies again.”
The Golden Age of Traffic Reporting
Key Takeaways:
- The article offers a nostalgic glimpse into the author's life as a flight instructor in the 1960s, highlighting a close-knit airport community and the era's simpler aspects amidst societal changes.
- A central anecdote features Barney, a friend who secured a pioneering "eye in the sky" traffic reporting job, flying a Cessna 150 for live broadcasts.
- One morning, after oversleeping, Barney had to ad-lib his traffic report over a residential party line from his apartment, resulting in a humorous confrontation with an increasingly irate neighbor who wanted to use the phone.
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