tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933884385633374892.post3013194174253739483..comments2023-09-10T04:19:57.843-04:00Comments on BolingersCottage: Flying and Sailingmorgan younghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00156150303596246975noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933884385633374892.post-24138968427524315282012-06-05T14:10:57.885-04:002012-06-05T14:10:57.885-04:00WOW !! a little too much adventure too early in th...WOW !! a little too much adventure too early in the morning, if you ask me. Fun read. Hope all is well.<br /><br />RonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933884385633374892.post-54042925287704086202012-06-05T14:09:17.441-04:002012-06-05T14:09:17.441-04:00Yikes! I've wanted to learn to fly my whole li...Yikes! I've wanted to learn to fly my whole life, and now that I'm almost in a position to do so (I've told my wife I'm getting lessons when I turn 40—it gives her some time to get used to the idea!) but now you're just scaring me. Is the rest of flying worth the moments like these, or is it the other way around?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-933884385633374892.post-48421501582444291872012-06-04T07:06:20.740-04:002012-06-04T07:06:20.740-04:00Mike - I am still savoring your every word. Your ...Mike - I am still savoring your every word. Your story reminded me of a tiny air strip in Southern CA, barely regulation length at 1,500' (later lengthened to 1,700'). Meadowlark airport was located in Huntington Beach, CA just a mile from my beloved Pacific Ocean. I cut my teeth at Meadowlark in a little taildragger, a 1947 Cessna 140, a rag wing. Vintage aircraft. I still have that plane but have replaced it's 65 Continental engine twice in nearly 40 years. That baby's got such a glide ration, I can put 'er down in a football field. Meadowlark was run by a guy named Art Nerio who "policed" the airport on his bicycle and would chase you down to your transient tie down spot to collect the $2.00 landing fee. I remember a husband and wife team who flew a couple of Stearman (I want to make that plural and spell it "stearmen") and it was really sumthin' to watch them take off, one right behind the other. They used to haul advertisement banners over the beach and I loved seeing them at the airport and over the beach when I was surfing or just catching some rays on the white sandy beach. Sadly, Meadowlark was closed down in the mid to late '80s, but your blog post flooded me with vivid and bittersweet memories of my early days in aviation. Man, I wish I could turn back the hands of time. Thank you for giving me these memories back. What a gift!Gabrielahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070220813785004658noreply@blogger.com