It was a beautiful day this week when my sister, Mary, and I met at the hangar for a $100—no, $200—hamburger flight. Seems like yesterday that we two very young gals were driving down Airport Road in a green Volkswagen Beetle and flying Ercoupes, Piper Colts, Cessna 120s, 140s and Cubs from right here, on the south line at Lunken Airport. It was the early 1960s, and I remember we’d giggle at the thought that, in 50 years, we two old ladies would probably still be driving down Airport Road to the south line, still climbing into airplanes.
Dropping In the Landing
Pride is hurt, though not the airplane...this time.
Key Takeaways:
- The author, Martha Lunken, and her sister, Mary, embark on a nostalgic "hundred-dollar hamburger" flight, reminiscing about their decades of shared flying experiences and contrasting personalities.
- They visit Ohio's Urbana airport, notable for its historical connection to aviation lighting inventor Warren Grimes and a B-17 restoration project, before returning to Lunken.
- During a landing at Lunken, the author's pride in attempting a short-field maneuver behind another aircraft leads to an "inelegant arrival," prompting her to reflect on her piloting ego and the realities of flying after 57 years.
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