Barnstorming, Sea Planes, and Aerobatics - Oh My

Francis Reynolds shares a conversation from his friend George. Bellevue WA Hello Francis, you asked about my flying experiences. I searched my records and memory, and found a lot of stuff that might interest you. As a young kid I took a flight with my Dad in a Ford Tri-motor which was barnstorming our area. From then on I was in love with flying. In talking with schoolmates I learned that many were building flying models from kits, and I got involved with that. In those days (about 1936) you could buy a flying model kit which included the plans, the balsa, the tissue, the prop and…