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AAC Cadet Leader · 27 November 2007, 05:26 PM

Mom's Log
Day 55 continued...
Martha stayed the night at the FBO in an apartment called Hartley Folstad Stearman Flight Center. [Well, not quite – I slept on the cement floor in a sleeping bag in Hartley Folstad’s Stearman hangar.] He teaches pilots to fly Stearmans and solo in them. One of Hartley’s pilots will fly Martha to Lane Leonard’s airfield at Cable [Airport].

Day 56
Friday, July 22
California
Bill Steinbeck flew Martha in a Stearman to Lane Leonard’s at Cable Airport. He has a most complete collection (3’ thick all around [the inside of] his hangar of all kinds of aviation memorabilia. They spent 3-4 hours with him and had lunch together at the airport restaurant. Martha met him at Bartlesville.

Bill Steinbeck and M then flew to Riverside and called the Baileys, they did not answer. At Riverside they went to the Blue Max Bar at the airport and had [Happy Hour] hors d’ouvres.

Flew back to Chino and [in the early evening] Martha was introduced to Elmer Ward, originally from Lakewood, Ohio, West High School (1921 age). He flew Martha in his P-51 over a lake and did loops – rolls and Cuban 8’s. They came back at sunset. The control tower asked Elmer to go back into a [the] pattern and give the people on the ground a show. He and Martha flew 340 mph down the runway.

Martha gave Elmer a wing pin. He had not heard of this before. [I gave each of my pilots one of my AAC wing pins, but Mr. Ward was most gracious and respectful in his acceptance of my small gift.]

M slept at the hangar apartment again [actually, on the hangar floor again].

David Waterman came over in his most beautiful Stinson 108 (1946) and took Martha to dinner at a B’Bque in Chino.

The people were celebrating the newly-restored P-38 Lightning that had not flown in 28 years. This was a big event. P-38 Pilot was Steve Hinton - from Cleve?

Day 57
Saturday, July 23
California
Dave Pyeatt and Joe Sand took Martha to Dave’s from Chino. [In the late afternoon, I flew from Chino to Torrance Airport with David Waterman in his Stinson. Dave and Joe came to Torrance and took me to dinner.]

27 November 2007, 05:26 PM	#122 (permalink)
AAC Cadet Leader Have Goggles Will Travel! Contributor Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: california	Mom's Log Day 55 continued... Martha stayed the night at the FBO in an apartment called Hartley Folstad Stearman Flight Center. [Well, not quite – I slept on the cement floor in a sleeping bag in Hartley Folstad’s Stearman hangar.] He teaches pilots to fly Stearmans and solo in them. One of Hartley’s pilots will fly Martha to Lane Leonard’s airfield at Cable [Airport]. Day 56 Friday, July 22 California Bill Steinbeck flew Martha in a Stearman to Lane Leonard’s at Cable Airport. He has a most complete collection (3’ thick all around [the inside of] his hangar of all kinds of aviation memorabilia. They spent 3-4 hours with him and had lunch together at the airport restaurant. Martha met him at Bartlesville. Bill Steinbeck and M then flew to Riverside and called the Baileys, they did not answer. At Riverside they went to the Blue Max Bar at the airport and had [Happy Hour] hors d’ouvres. Flew back to Chino and [in the early evening] Martha was introduced to Elmer Ward, originally from Lakewood, Ohio, West High School (1921 age). He flew Martha in his P-51 over a lake and did loops – rolls and Cuban 8’s. They came back at sunset. The control tower asked Elmer to go back into a [the] pattern and give the people on the ground a show. He and Martha flew 340 mph down the runway. Martha gave Elmer a wing pin. He had not heard of this before. [I gave each of my pilots one of my AAC wing pins, but Mr. Ward was most gracious and respectful in his acceptance of my small gift.] M slept at the hangar apartment again [actually, on the hangar floor again]. David Waterman came over in his most beautiful Stinson 108 (1946) and took Martha to dinner at a B’Bque in Chino. The people were celebrating the newly-restored P-38 Lightning that had not flown in 28 years. This was a big event. P-38 Pilot was Steve Hinton - from Cleve? Day 57 Saturday, July 23 California Dave Pyeatt and Joe Sand took Martha to Dave’s from Chino. [In the late afternoon, I flew from Chino to Torrance Airport with David Waterman in his Stinson. Dave and Joe came to Torrance and took me to dinner.] Last edited by AAC Cadet Leader; 19 January 2008 at 01:09 AM.