Hi Ben,>Sounds like Vic's become spoiled after the treatment he
>received at Miramar. 
It sure was great to be in that air-conditioned booth for a while after being out in the hot sun. I really enjoyed going to the Airshow with you guys. Thanks again to you and Vic!
>So this was being run by MS?
It looked like it was run by Ford people. Both of the Flight Simulator setups were running in Kiosk mode. Besides the Wright Flyer, they had a Ford Tri-Motor (naturally) that you could fly with a joystick.
The Ford booth was very nice with side by side panels around the perimeter comparing the last 100 years of Aviation with the last 100 years of automobiles. The only mistake I found was that a picture of a late model Griffin engine Spitfire was shown as representative of aircraft available near the beginning of WWII. I mentioned it to the person in charge of the booth, in case they want to change it for future displays.
>Interesting. I just watched a show on PBS about the Wright
>B flyer and some modern commentators were saying that bank
>on the B model was controlled by a second stick that moved
>forward and backward. Talk about confusing!
The second stick approach would have worked too, but controlling the wings with the hips worked fine. Maybe less confusing, in my opinion. Imagine if you got confused and moved the wrong stick on the B model.
>LOL! It's usually a house that causes me to stop!
I was just lucky that there was a small clear space there right where I needed it at the time. I only had the option of landing straight ahead.
>Sounds like it. Sorry I missed it.
I would have gladly traded places and talked with Patty Wagstaff instead!
Regards,
Melo
PL965 Spitfire pilot,
Glendale, CA
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