AOPA Pilot Magazine - November 2011 - 24

LETTERS
be able help on that day. My manager, Bill Tyre, served as second in command for the flight and did most of the coordination with NORAD, air traffic, and FAA management in Oklahoma City. The aircraft we used was a part of the fleet used by a little-known part of the FAA to maintain all navigation facilities in the National Airspace System in the United States, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. Frank Dalton, AOPA 1111796 Douglasville, Georgia

I was commander of the Rhode Island Wing, Civil Air Patrol on September 11. We were put on alert and activated by noon. Our first aircraft took off that day with supplies of blood for the use by emergency medical staff at the disaster site. I cannot begin to tell you what a sight that it was to fly into the New York area and to see the devastation. It reminded some of us of our military days in other areas of the world. A very sorry and emotional time for us all. Col. Anthony L. Vessella, AOPA 252383 West Warwick, Rhode Island

Renter no more Jill W. Tallman’s article about the purchase of the Cherokee 140 is great (“Renter No More,” September 2011 AOPA Pilot). If more people used the same approach that she did when deciding and shopping for an airplane there would be more owners out there. When I was interested in purchasing an aircraft, it took months to find one that fit the parameters that I had set. But it was worth the wait. I purchased a 1955 Cessna 170B and have been very happy with it. It’s stone simple so there isn’t much to go wrong. I’ve found that if I keep it clean and change the oil once in a while that it’s like the old Timex watch. John Sand, AOPA 1663689 Waukesha, Wisconsin I got my private certificate in 1971 at El Monte Airport in Southern California flying 1965 to 1970 Cherokee 140s. I loved those airplanes and still do. Last year I got my flight review at DuBois Aviation at Chino Airport because they operate a fleet of Cherokee 140s. They have several of these great airplanes, all immaculately maintained with the 160-horsepower upgrade. The Cherokee that I got my review in was a 1965 model but to look at it inside and out you would swear it was a new airplane. With all of the airplanes I have owned and flown, I have never lost my love of the Cherokee 140. I love the instrument panel in Tallman’s airplane— it is so original that looking at it I could be 20 years old again (I wish!). If I were ever lucky enough to find a Cherokee 140 as original as Jill’s I wouldn’t change a thing. Bill Byles, AOPA 1436232 Sun City, California

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I turned 50 this year and passed my checkride, and have been looking for my own airplane for about six months. Jill Tallman’s article was very well written, enjoyable, and really helpful to me in defining search criteria for an airplane. Oddly enough, after reading her thoughts and experiences, my search has returned me to the airplanes I really like— the vintage 140s. I hope you’ll consider more articles related to her experiences with vintage aircraft ownership, and perhaps some more of her perspectives. Please tell Jill’s boss that I felt that her article alone was worth more than the meager cost of the subscription to AOPA, and look forward to other articles in the future. Curran K. Porto, AOPA 6952120 Tampa, Florida

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