fly for fun when I can .. time in 172's, stearman biplane, aeronca champ, ..and best hour on the planet in Crazy Horse with Lee a few years back.
He still doesn't beleive I only had 18 hours total when I went 'hands on' with Crazy Horse and just danced in the clouds.
Still smile every time I think of that hour .. was more fun than I imagined it would be.
..prolly have well over 3k hours 'simulated' in the '51 ..all the numbers I knew by heart, even the popup for simulated strafing run down in the weeds at that Naval Weapon training center ..over the field at 400 indicated and zero altitude, 3g pull to wingover and line up at 3500 ft AGL ..off the 'target' at 200' and away over the tree tops near 400 again ..it was a beautiful Sunday afternoon
-GE aka Frank