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My old boss, in his words "took early retirement at age 92" and he sold the company, took his last flight as pilot in command on his 92nd birthday. He only retired because there in no insurance company on the planet that will sell insurance for someone over 90 to shoot photos from an airplane for money. One must be a commercial pilot to fly and photograph, and no one would insure him.
He was a pilot in the US Army Air Corp and one day received a new uniform and suddenly was in the Air Force. He also worked at the CAA before it became the FAA. He was a C-47 instructor during the Korean war. He had mega thousands of flying hours, and never one incident or off runway landing.
He shot his first aerials in 1947. He was 99 and kissed his wife goodnight, and walked upstairs to goo to bed. She found him dead when she finished a movie. He was super sharp and in good health and sprint.
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Glen
49 Year member of the Porsche Club of America
1985 911 Carrera; 2017 Macan
1986 El Camino with Fuel Injected 350 Crate Engine
My Motto: I will never be too old to have a happy childhood!
Last edited by GH85Carrera; 08-20-2024 at 10:39 AM..
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