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Art Kudner, owner , and Dan Wroe, Gentleman
and chief pilot, of Prospect Aviation, arrive at
Laurel, Delaware (N06) during a rare moment when
the resident Twin-Otter wasn't spitting rainbow-canopied
maniacs out of the sky to land all over the runway. |
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The lineup at Laurel: foreground Dan and
Art's demo-coupe; middle, Duke Brooks' beautiful
C-II; far end, Jim's C-II having survived it's
first major x-c flight. Shortly after, we discovered that the airport
limo was not going to show; so Dan made a call and we all saddled
up and headed east to Bobby Whaley's Roadside Runway. |
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After causing a local stir with our
choreographed touchdowns, we taxied *across* the
two-lane blacktop (sorry I didn't get a photo of
that ) and rounded up in Bobby's back yard corral. That's his C-II
on the left. It's paint is just about a mirror image of Dukes. Next
time we'll get a side by side (or nose to nose) shot of
the two of 'em together. That day it was just too
damn hot to move airplanes around for the sake of
photos.... After meeting and greeting, we all hopped in Bobby's
air conditioned Dodge and adjourned for lunch. |
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The Motley Crew outside the pizza joint
recommended by our guide de cuisine, Duke Brooks.
This was the kind of place, he said, where they
had to pour the grease off the pepperoni before they served it.
The dressing on the Greek salad was a meal in itself, and where olives
had pits and waitresses had..... well, you get the idea. On this day,
it was the free refills of soda and iced tea that got my attention.
Left to right, Jim, Duke, Dan, Art, and Bobby. Photo by
Bobby's dad George. Thanks, George. |
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Our hosts, Bobby and George Whaley. They
are hospitality, eastern shore-style, personified.
Thanks for everything, gents. Hope to return the
favor someday. |
