August 2009
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| Anyone who knows me very well, would be aware that the thought of me flying in a tiny, 2-seater 1949 Piper Cub prop plane, would be totally unbelievable and impossible! BUT, during my visit to the RAGBRAI Event (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa) in Greenfield Iowa, I thought it sounded like a fun, adventurous thing to do!! As you can see by the photo, the pilot is helping me into my seat, in the front of the plane…..no right side door or window….and he sat directly behind me, somehow controlling the plane! We flew around the town of Greenfield, population 2100, for about 20 minutes. We saw many of the bicyclists riding into town, plus some of the support crews in their campers, buses, etc. I was also able to pick out the house my grandma and grandpa lived in all those years ago when I visited as a young child!! It was absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to do it again! |