It's Bob Bement and a news about a few fly-ins.

Bob Bement

Bob Bement

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Hi POA pilots, I used to be on this forum some but got away from it for some unknown reason. I just wanted to let you know that I am still flying at 89 years old. I flew from S49 Vale, OR. to KBKX Buckeye, AZ. in Feb. to go to the AOPA Airfare. That was a great flight, I have a son that lives in Flagstaff and so got to spend some time with him also. On Fathers day I flew into a fly-in at Garden Valley, ID. they had abut 100 aircraft there and a great breakfast. I just wanted you old timers like Spike and Troy know that I am still flying. Well I know Troy knows as he came out to a Cessna Straight tail 182 fly-in at U87 Smiley Creek Idaho last year and wrote a great article for the CESSNA FLYER magazine about the fly-in. Yes I am still going at 89 and not ready to quit soon.
 
awesome. Thanks for checking in. Don't forget to include some photos.
As my college buddies used to say-Photos or it didn't happen! ;)
 
Oh yea, we went to a flyin at Carey, ID. the 1st of June. Carey is over close to Sun Valley, ID. it was a good turnout. i don't have any pictures as my copilot took the pictures and they are all on her phone. Here is one a Garden Vallely fly in. My 182 B.
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That is a good question, Dave, I will keep flying even if they do. I hope they let me still wear their cap.IMG_4670.JPG
 
Congratulations, Bob, 90 here, quit flying as solo pilot a decade ago, but that is because my ears are bad. Communication inside the Washington DC air traffic control system is just not fun anymore.

If I were out in mid America, I would be flying basic med. Eyes are still 20/20 with glasses.
 
Congrats it’s always nice to hear stories of older pilots still flying in their 80s and 90s. Enjoy
 
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Congratulations, Bob, 90 here, quit flying as solo pilot a decade ago, but that is because my ears are bad. Communication inside the Washington DC air traffic control system is just not fun anymore.

If I were out in mid America, I would be flying basic med. Eyes are still 20/20 with glasses.
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Why don't you come out to Vale and a couple of old geezers will go flying in my old geezer airplane. I would love to do that. We don't have much traffic out here in the mountains.Smiley Creek 23 #1.jpg
 
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I have a fly in at Smiley Creek, ID this coming week end for straight tail 182 airplanes. they voted last year to put my airplane on the T shirts.
 

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Bob, traveling out to Vale and flying with you would be great. I have been out to Colorado Springs, and planned to go to Lake County, but the weather was having a non standard late summer, thunderstorms every day. Settled for cog rail up Pikes Peak, barely go t off before we had an inch of hail with heavy rain.

I have flown several straight tails, a 1960 Cessna 150, a Cessna 172 with no letter after 172, and a similar vintage 182. My check ride was in the 150.

When we complete all the issues from our recent move, I might start traveling again.
 
Hey Bob, I met you last year at Moose Creek on mother's day weekend. You were nice enough to leave a bottle of wine for all the mothers that were camping out that weekend. I'm happy to see you still running around!

BTW, none of us had a corkscrew. I had to resort to the old shoe-sole method of opening the wine but I got it done and all the wives spoke highly of you that whole evening. Fly safe!
-Ben
 
Welcome back Bob. I don't know you but I remember you have provided a lot of sage advice over the years!
 
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