Thanks to the Wright-Patterson Aero Club, Lucas was a pilot for a day. Technically, a "
co-pilot who listens" according to him.
"The REAL pilot got to talk to the tower and I got to listen and watch."
What a treat! Well worth the $40.
Lucas was soooo patient. We had to wait about 1.5 hours to get our ride.
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Luckily, there was food and cool things to look at....fire truck, airplanes, cake, etc. Axel was very patient too!
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We watched a mini air show too that was pretty cool.
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Then came the announcement: LUCAS ANDERSON, AXEL ANDERSON & JANELLE ANDERSON PLEASE REPORT TO THE FLIGHT TABLE
There we met our pilot, Rich S. and headed out to the plane....so exciting!
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We loaded up and got ready for take off.
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Alright, everyone's ready and Mommy is camera happy! :)
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On the taxi way...check out the big ol' C-5.
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Take off time!
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There's downtown Dayton.
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Wow, it's flat out here in Ohio....really flat!
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I'm not sure if Lucas ever looked out the window or not. He was so intrigued by the cockpit.
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Axel was intrigued by Mommy.
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There's the airport.
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Time to land.
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Back to the hanger.
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Daddy was supposed to join us but instead thought going to the ER for a sinus infection was waaay more thrilling. Poor Daddy. He'll have to wait until the next Aero Club Open House.
What a fun day!
1 comment:
That is SO cool! Way to go Pilot Lucas. I remember his loving the "girl pilot" from Bug's Life (I think that was the movie. . .)
And your invention story is hilarious! Lucas is such a clever boy!
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