The July 3-20 Inventing Flight celebration in Dayton, Ohio, kicked off this weekend with a hot air balloon launch and a visit by President Bush. Events celebrating 100 years of flight will continue at various locations through the year
Nearly fifty yars ago when I was a NAVCAD (Naval Aviation Cadet), one of our classmates had an accident. One of the accident board members asked him what he thought caused the accident.
His reply: “Well sir, I ran out of airspeed, altitude and ideas all at the same time.”
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- The "Inventing Flight" celebration, marking 100 years of flight, began in Dayton, Ohio, featuring a hot air balloon launch and a visit from President Bush, with other related events planned throughout the year.
- The article includes a humorous anecdote from a former Naval Aviation Cadet who attributed an accident to simultaneously running out of airspeed, altitude, and ideas.
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