The Spirit of Adventure - Michael McCafferty

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Day 22: To Fly Is To Be.......................................................................................................... 69 Day 23: Of Corsica!................................................................................................................. 74 Day 24: More Than Just A Pretty Face ............................................................................. 76 Day 25: Monokinis................................................................................................................ 78 Day 26: The Global Perspective......................................................................................... 81 Day 27: Please Stand By: We Are Experiencing Technical Difficulties................ 86 Day 28: There Is No Language Barrier!........................................................................... 88 Day 29: The Animal and The English Lord..................................................................... 91 Day 30: Sensory Overload ................................................................................................... 93 Day 31: Good Friends and Good Flying ........................................................................... 94 Day 32: Testostérone Alley ................................................................................................. 99 Day 33: Just Playing.............................................................................................................103 Day 34: The Blue Wizzard .................................................................................................105 Day 35: Oh! Are We Stylin' Now! .....................................................................................108 Day 36: And We Didn't Get Arrested! ............................................................................111 Day 37: Riding The Edge Of The Storm .........................................................................113 Day 38: The Gods Must Have Been Sleeping................................................................118 Day 39: Wingovers for Nici................................................................................................121 Day 40: Lost in the Alps......................................................................................................124 Day 41: A Day Without Alps ..............................................................................................128 Day 42: Lunch in St. Moritz................................................................................................130 Day 43: A Bit of a Dip in the Strip....................................................................................135 Day 44: Wake Turbulence Monster................................................................................137 Day 45: To Go or Not To Go ...............................................................................................142 Day 46: Magical Mercedes .................................................................................................144 Day 47: First To Fly..............................................................................................................148 Day 48: Luxembored..........................................................................................................152 Day 49: The North Sea ........................................................................................................155 Day 50: An Absolutely Perfect Grass Runway.............................................................158 4
Day 51: McCafferty's First Law of Meteorology..........................................................162 Day 52: Foot, Bicycle, Taxi, Rental Car, Ferry, Bus, Train, but No Biplane........164 Day 53: Party Capital of the North Sea Islands...........................................................167 Day 54: A Walk On The Beach With Jessica .................................................................171 Day 55: Leap of Faith...........................................................................................................173 Day 56: Aliens!.......................................................................................................................176 Day 57: Future Aviators .....................................................................................................179 Day 58: The GPS Of The Future........................................................................................183 Day 59: Unplanned Landing in (Former) Communist Territory..........................185 Day 60: Runway Snake!......................................................................................................189 Day 61: Rest and Reflection ..............................................................................................192 Day 62: Preparations ..........................................................................................................194 Day 63: Tribute To Lowell Williams ..............................................................................195 Day 64: Stress Test...............................................................................................................196 Day 65: Why Am I Here?.....................................................................................................200 Day 66: Happy To Be Alive!...............................................................................................202 Day 67: Great Hotels, Great Memories..........................................................................207 Day 68: The Conservative Club........................................................................................210 Day 69: Down and Out, and Just Around the Corner ................................................213 Day 70: Back at the Beach Again .....................................................................................215 Day 71: Hangar Flying.........................................................................................................217 Day 72: Mustangs Forever! ...............................................................................................218 Day 73: The American Air Museum................................................................................221 Day 74: Punting and Picnicking.......................................................................................224 Day 75: A Most Incredible Day.........................................................................................227 Day 76: Today Well Lived... ...............................................................................................233 Day 77: They Saved the World.........................................................................................237 Day 78: The Land Warfare Hall........................................................................................242 Day 79: Great Planes ...........................................................................................................243 5
Page 1 and 2: The Spirit of Adventure The true st
Page 3: Table of Contents Preface .........
Page 7 and 8: Preface Photography: Photos are not
Page 9 and 10: A solo license, or even a private p
Page 11 and 12: Waiting for the Slow Boat to Paris
Page 13 and 14: Day 1: Silent fears Mikie’s Fun H
Page 15 and 16: Since I wasn't going on to Bordeaux
Page 17 and 18: Carl Dye, world’s greatest biplan
Page 19 and 20: Day 4: An Excursion into the Street
Page 21 and 22: kilometers (2.4 miles). The sidewal
Page 23 and 24: of it all. I was content to be on t
Page 25 and 26: There was still quite a bit to do.
Page 27 and 28: personally for being so retarded. F
Page 29 and 30: Day 8: A Very Short Story Paris, Fr
Page 31 and 32: element of imperfection that just m
Page 33 and 34: Day 10: Friday the Thirteenth Paris
Page 35 and 36: Day 11: Who Is This Guy? What Makes
Page 37 and 38: Immediately upon seeing the ad for
Page 39 and 40: For several days after the accident
Page 41 and 42: Day 12: The Paris Air Show Paris, F
Page 43 and 44: At 1 pm the air displays start with
Page 45 and 46: The largest of the buildings showed
Page 47 and 48: Day 14: Another Rainy Day in Paris
Page 49 and 50: Day 15: An Old Irish Prescription P
Page 51 and 52: The HSI (Horizontal Situation Indic
Page 53 and 54: And they do love their baguettes! I
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deck. I descend to the enclosed lev
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Day 17: The Loose End of a Long Red
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agent will have to pay 1,000,000 fr
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Day 19: A Street Party of Epic Prop
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We sat under cover in a local cafe,
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we crawled past the big jet stuck t
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deal with their customs when I land
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Day 22: To Fly Is To Be Nangis, Fra
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I'm reminded of an old saying: "It
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Soon after we returned to the airpo
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The mosquitoes were everywhere, eve
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Sean went for a run to work off som
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We drove north, along the west coas
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Day 26: The Global Perspective Ajac
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This afternoon, in a walk through t
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find appropriate for his private co
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To me, this is what an adventure is
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in two different languages, neither
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Day 29: The Animal and The English
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Day 30: Sensory Overload Paris, Fra
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I worked through this process while
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inside the office, no one would hav
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Day 32: Testostérone Alley La Fert
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and the father of the current owner
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Day 33: Just Playing Nangis, France
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Day 34: The Blue Wizzard Bourg en B
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Karim tried to get us hangar space,
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and clouds so that it was impossibl
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Day 36: And We Didn't Get Arrested!
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Day 37: Riding The Edge Of The Stor
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I followed Matthias in the pattern,
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17-month- old son, Hendrik, for a c
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that the way was clear. We had just
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Day 39: Wingovers for Nici Liechten
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almost motionless in the air, and t
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It was right about this point that
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where he is! In fact, I haven't the
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around August 11. After Nici return
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We were at about 7,500 feet and cru
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making arrangements for hangar spac
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Day 43: A Bit of a Dip in the Strip
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Day 44: Wake Turbulence Monster Don
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And here's another one Nici took of
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The only problem is that I'd have t
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would only have a day to play befor
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145
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German. I'm wondering when the day
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149
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There's a lot more to this great st
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Taking a walk around the city, I wa
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Day 49: The North Sea Oostende, Bel
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coast the traffic is almost always
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along the extended centerline of th
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After checking in, we headed for th
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During one of the several periods o
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And looking to the right is the Chi
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Day 53: Party Capital of the North
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When we arrived at the beach at aro
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Day 54: A Walk On The Beach With Je
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Day 55: Leap of Faith Copenhagen, D
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illowy cumulus rain clouds in the s
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Sweden, and the beautiful little gr
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Day 57: Future Aviators Gromitz, Ge
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We did a lot of over-water flying t
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Day 58: The GPS Of The Future Hambu
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Day 59: Unplanned Landing in (Forme
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Today was a big occasion for one of
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Day 60: Runway Snake! Zurich, Switz
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Donaueschingen, Germany is where Ma
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Once in a great while, there are th
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Day 63: Tribute To Lowell Williams
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ground, but it hasn't cured the pro
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The area surrounding Rheims is Cham
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Navigate between two tall radio tow
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As I was taxiing out to runway 24,
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I parked on the ramp next to anothe
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Day 67: Great Hotels, Great Memorie
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And while we are on the subject of
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Have you ever played Snooker? Well,
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Day 69: Down and Out, and Just Arou
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Day 70: Back at the Beach Again New
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Day 71: Hangar Flying New Romney, E
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This place has a Concorde on displa
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Day 73: The American Air Museum Dux
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Unfortunately, it allows only one p
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I should say right off that Keith,
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Day 75: A Most Incredible Day Duxfo
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I should stop here for a minute to
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I watch the takeoff and then disapp
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Day 76: Today Well Lived... Duxford
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Then up walks another fellow, Ray,
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Day 77: They Saved the World East A
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At the end of the road that leads i
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We drove back into town and had lun
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Day 79: Great Planes Duxford, Engla
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Day 80: Playing On the Grass and in
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I did about five circuits of the pa
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Day 81: Anticipation Duxford, Engla
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I'm not looking forward to waking u
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She continues: "However, if we only
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We were cruising around the neighbo
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Day 83: Nice People, Nice Day Duxfo
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Later in the day, I returned to the
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Day 84: Floats For My Biplane! Camb
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Day 85: Ghosts of Greatness Cambrid
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I was constantly changing my altitu
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My tour of Hadrian's Wall was inter
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Day 88: Roots County Donegal, Irela
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By the time I was over land again,
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Day 89: Mourning the Princess Count
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Day 90: Miracles and Monarchs Doon
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into the distance. It was a fine pi
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279
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Day 93: Meeting the Relatives Termo
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Day 94: Flight of Fancy County Done
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Day 96: The End County Donegal, Ire
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Epilogue: The Duck (Three Years Lat
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It occurred to me that in some cult
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Appendix A: Acknowledgements Mom an
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The Spirit of Adventure I February
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Certified for flying instruments-on
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Appendix D: Checklists Preflight In
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Run-up Oil pressure Green Oil temp
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Appendix E: Emergency Procedures En
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Power Off Landing Landing field Loc
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