It may seem odd to some to be starting a blog at age 99 but when you’ve lived that long, there are lots of stories to tell, especially since Joe has had a wide range of experiences throughout his long life and has remained active throughout much of the time since his mandatory retirement from…
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A Few Close Calls
Fuel Line Icing – Near Ditching at Sea
Joe has had a great many experiences in his life, including a handful that were life-threatening. Although our family has heard a few of his “lucky to be alive” stories before now, this story about nearly ditching a Lockheed L1049G Super Constellation (Super Connie) with fuel injected engines was a new one to me when…
News Story Making the Rounds
In attempting to locate the second news story that ran at 6pm on KOMO, we’ve discovered that at least one other ABC affiliate picked it up to air over the weekend. Courtesy of KVUE in Austin, Texas, you can now hear Joe’s story about having to repair a landing gear hydraulics system in-flight and how…