Another glorious fall day for flying with Lee's Saturday morning group. We took our Beechcraft Baron to Cambridge again for a delightful lunch at Kay's. This time there were several Pitts Specials at the airport including a red and blue flame beauty belonging to Randy, our friend's son. After lunch, the guys said, "Hey Margaret, you wanna go up with Randy?" It was sort of a dare, since you'll remember I went up in an experimental plane not too long ago. Wheeee What Fun! This is Flying…the Rest is Just Transportation!

Of course, I took them up on it, and thought to myself, "Oh, there is blog coming on!" Randy showed me how to climb in, one foot goes here, the tush goes here, step on the seat and sit on the parachute, put your feet on the metal spaces on each side, buckle everything in. Within a few minutes we were taxiing down the runway in an S pattern. Randy assured me he had not been drinking. Yep, because this is a tail dragger, you cannot see out the front while on the ground unless you waggle side to side as you go. Before I knew it, he said, "Are you ready?" and we were off - straight up like a rocket. Both ears popped. What excitement!

I learned later that the Pitts Special is the world's leading high performance aerobatic aircraft, and that it's as happy flying upside down as it is right side up. No, we didn't turn over, but we could have! It was so much fun, and I want to go again when we have more time. As it was, I kept postponing a listing appointment that was at 2:00, changed it to 3:00, then 4:00, then 5:00 pm. Who needs another listing in this market?

There were five other Pitts parked in Cambridge that day, but none as pretty as "our" Pitts. If you ever get a chance to fly in one, take it – you won't  be able to stop grinning!

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