Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site rabbit.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!alice!rabbit!kco From: kco@rabbit.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Your First Airplane Message-ID: <2867@rabbit.UUCP> Date: Wed, 6-Jun-84 09:30:22 EDT Article-I.D.: rabbit.2867 Posted: Wed Jun 6 09:30:22 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 7-Jun-84 07:41:55 EDT Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill Lines: 17 Obviously, what you want is a real airplane, like the AERONCA CHAMPION, Model 7AC *It's a taildragger (would you really drive a "tricycle" ?) *It's hand propped (electric starter = wimp) *It has tandem seating (real men need the shoulder room) *It has 3 instruments- speedo, rpm, oil (what's a gyro?) *No nav-com (follow the roads like you should anyway - get a NORDO for Oshkosh) *It fabric covered (who wants a Spam can ?) And remember, the Tri-Pacer is known as the Flying Milk Stool.