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| Letters | Sep '06 |
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Jerry:
I just wanted to tell you that your article in Airport Journals in the May issue by Clayton Moore was one of the most comprehensive and well-written accounts of my life I've ever read. I've had a few done over the years, but none of them has been better than this one. It was just superb. Eleanor was also delighted with it, and I'm going to send it around to some of my friends.
I just wanted to say thank you. You're a real friend for arranging for an article like this one to be written. I hope all is well with you, and thank you again for the wonderful piece.
Sen. George McGovern
Jerry:
The Saab Business Aircraft & Jet Preview at Boeing Field was a delightful mini convention, with the usual good quality and free eats. It was all very nice. Thanks, Galvin Aviation and the Journal for inviting me. I appreciate the opportunity. Everything was great.
Glenn Showalter
Dear Di:
Clayton's article on LoPresti (Aug. 2006) was great. My sister has been asking me for some time to detail the experience. Now all I have to do is send her your prose. Thank you!
Thanks and Cheers!
Rj Siegel
Di:
In your June 2006 Business Spotlight article on the go kart track at Centennial Airport, the owner, Mr. Jim Keesling, states that "Centennial is great because there's no noise ordinance." Well, perhaps there should be!
For the past 25 years, we would frequently enjoy spending an afternoon working in our hangar on the east end of the airport, with only the occasional sound of an airplane taking off—a sound we happen to like. As of last April, however, that has all ended. Now, the air is continuously pierced with the very loud, and to us, obnoxious sound of go karts going endlessly around in circles. Likewise, people whose offices are even closer to that track than our hangar are being driven nuts, according to firsthand reports.
The current untoward situation does beg a couple of questions: Whose "brilliant" idea was this and, more importantly, how do we return to the peaceful and relaxing afternoons in our hangars, which, because of these go karts, are somewhat devalued?
J Huffman
Di,
In Clayton Moore's article, "The Ultimate Arrow" (April 2006) Norm Grant seemed to think there was a race in the works. There never was. I did not, nor would I ever, bet on a race with aircraft. If money is involved, I feel it's open to pilots being irresponsible, and that could lead to a possible accident. I also at no time said that the Diamond (DA40) would beat his plane, and never bet $100 on it. We never had any tension about this so-called race. I had asked Norm if he'd like to go first (in his 1978 Piper Arrow III) because the plane I was flying wasn't quite warmed up yet, and I didn't want to take off until the plane was ready. I also mentioned that I would try to catch up with him in the air.
The article went on to say that we taunted each other and that whoever the loser was would forfeit his so called "man card." I have no clue what he was talking about here. This is one of the things that upset me the most. If Mr. Grant wanted to tell the whole story, he could have mentioned that he made it back to Clow second when we returned home that evening. If he wants to make comments about the Diamond, that's OK. I just really feel that he misrepresented me as how I am as a person and as a pilot.
Jim Triggs
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