No Obstacles to Clear
Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2013 4:15 am
We are not going to be talking about clearing obstacles after take off any more, but I feel I should explain that my late wife was capable of keeping almost any size airplane in the air by the simple application of an uplifting force on the armrests of the passenger seats. I saw this phenomenon applied on our three legged flight from Travis AFB to Guam in 1961. A contract flight in a DC-7C. There is absolutely no question in my mind but that my whole family would have perished in the Pacific Ocean if it weren't for the dedication of my dear wife. I also saw this dedicated effort applied on various types of jet and reciprocating engined airplanes on trips between Guam and the Phillippines, between the Phillippines and Japan, and between Japan and Guam. This whole thing became so exhausting that when it came time to return to the states, she chose to travel by Military Sea Transportation Service for about two or three weeks rather than the few hours it would have taken by Jet Airplane. She did manage to get the ship all the way back to Fort Mason in San Francisco without having to displace any critical crew members, or call for Coast Guard rescue. I have been led to believe that the ships captain was considerably humbled.