As a ministry to my church I visit older members who are in nursing homes, something I've found has blessed me probably more than them.
Yesterday I visited a 96 year old woman who I had met several times but this time her 70+year old daughter was there. I had joked with her(mother) about taking her for a motorcycle and/or open cockpit airplane ride and she was always willing to go, "maybe next time".
I made the same offer yesterday and the daughter told mom to tell me that she had indeed both ridden a HD and had a flight in an old biplane. They had lived in Romney, WV. and the daughter recalled a trip by HD motorcycle to Columbus, Ohio and back when she was 5 years old. The seat was big enough for her to ride between mom and dad.
That's a wow for me. I've ridden out US Rt. 50 west to the Ohio river and can only imagine what an experience it was back in the 50's. WOW!
Then she asked mom if she had told me about their airplane rides. It seems a neighbor must have had maybe a Waco or other 3-place. Dad had gone up with the neighbor and then mom and daughter had gone together.
I told her if she wanted to go again, I take her when it got warmer.....
She said, Maybe the airplane if she could skip the motorcycle?
I should have asked the neighbors name. Maybe I can find some local pilots who might remember what kind of plane?
I suppose a 3-place biplane isn't that uncommon but a 3-place Harley is a new one on me.
Jack
Yesterday I visited a 96 year old woman who I had met several times but this time her 70+year old daughter was there. I had joked with her(mother) about taking her for a motorcycle and/or open cockpit airplane ride and she was always willing to go, "maybe next time".
I made the same offer yesterday and the daughter told mom to tell me that she had indeed both ridden a HD and had a flight in an old biplane. They had lived in Romney, WV. and the daughter recalled a trip by HD motorcycle to Columbus, Ohio and back when she was 5 years old. The seat was big enough for her to ride between mom and dad.
That's a wow for me. I've ridden out US Rt. 50 west to the Ohio river and can only imagine what an experience it was back in the 50's. WOW!
Then she asked mom if she had told me about their airplane rides. It seems a neighbor must have had maybe a Waco or other 3-place. Dad had gone up with the neighbor and then mom and daughter had gone together.
I told her if she wanted to go again, I take her when it got warmer.....
She said, Maybe the airplane if she could skip the motorcycle?
I should have asked the neighbors name. Maybe I can find some local pilots who might remember what kind of plane?
I suppose a 3-place biplane isn't that uncommon but a 3-place Harley is a new one on me.
Jack
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