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the throttle to 2,000 rpm to wow the crowd.
Then I throttle back, release the brake, and
start the taxi to the active runway.
While I was taxiing out, and over sack
lunches after I left, the local airport manager spoke to the children. My wife, who
was assisting in ground-control duties,
later filled me in on his side of the field trip.
The manager, who'd been at his post
for more than a dozen years, talked to the
kids about the history of the airport, showing them photos of Charles Lindbergh's visit
in 1928 (when the field was literally a field)
and the first airmail airplane in 1933. He told
them that in World War II the airport had
been a training base for Navy mechanics. He
talked to them about the different kinds of
airplanes that come in today, which range
from Piper Cubs to modern composites to
fire-fighting helicopters to corporate jets.
He said, "The world becomes a small place
because people from everywhere fly in. Italy,
Germany, Spain. You never know who's
going to fly in and walk through your doors."
Meanwhile, runup complete, I accelerated down the runway and lifted off. How
do you fly an airplane? By teaching it, I
had the answer: Have some fundamental
physics under your belt, understand some
basic aerodynamics, and know a few things
about how airplanes work. Blend that with
the skills of driving, biking, the right procedures, some practice, and a heavy dose of
the love of flying.
I leveled off at 500 feet agl, made a slow,
wide turn back toward the terminal, and
began my "air show." I circled twice to the
right, did a direct overflight, then banked
back to the left and overflew one last time.
As I depart toward the west, I wagged
my wings. I didn't see it, but back on the
ground, my wife told me that all the children held their arms out to their sides and
waved back, "airplane style."
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