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hpr4387 :: Did she say she flew light aircraft?!

Wherein Elsbeth expounds on her experience with light aircraft and how it relates to her geekiness

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Hosted by Elsbeth on Tuesday, 2025-05-27 is flagged as Clean and is released under a CC-BY-SA license.
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In this nostalgic episode, I share my personal experiences riding and flying light aircraft during the 1980s and 1990s. From the hum of a Cessna engine to the grace of a Bonanza slicing through the clouds, it’s a journey through the skies filled with stories of daring, faith, and the wonder of flight.

Topics Covered:

  • Light Aircraft Overview
  • General insight into what qualifies as light aircraft and why they’re beloved by private pilots and hobbyists.
  • Light aircraft – Wikipedia
  • Flying in a Cessna
  • Memories of flying in various models of the iconic Cessna—dependable, nimble, and a staple of personal aviation.
  • Cessna – Wikipedia
  • Bonanza Adventures
  • Experiences flying in the Beechcraft Bonanza, known for its sleek design and comfort—especially memorable during cross-country flights.
  • Beechcraft Bonanza – Wikipedia
  • Missionary Aviation Stories
  • Recollections of missionary pilots and their vital roles in reaching remote areas, often relying on small aircraft to deliver aid, supplies, and hope.
  • Missionary aviation – Wikipedia
  • Aviation in the 1980s and 1990s
  • A look back at the culture of general aviation during this era—before GPS was common, when flight was guided more by instinct, skill, and charts on your lap.
  • General aviation – Wikipedia

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Comment #1 posted on 2025-05-18 11:01:00 by archer72

Thank you for sharing

Hi,

Thank you for sharing your flight experiences.
It was interesting that both you and my wife grew up in Oregon, and that my Dad is also a Vietnam veteran.

He liked gas power model planes when I was growing up, the type which were fly-by-wire, or control line flying, which I just looked up.

https://web.archive.org/web/20060720184411/http://www.coxmodels.com/prodinfo.asp?number=006020

It was not quite like the link I just put, but was a solid blue one, which I think may have been a kit build.

Anyways, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

Looking forward to more shows.

-Archer72

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