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with aviators arguing the merits of high wings versus low, the bola versus bolo controversy will not likely resolve soon. The exhibit itself proved stunning. Along with traditional Native American and cowboy themes, the neckwear was artfully crafted into everything from twirling square dancers to a Dallas Cowboys football helmet. What in the recesses of my aviator’s soul hooked me on these things, anyway? Then, a clue. Beyond a photo of Roy Rogers, sporting a likeness of his horse Trigger, was one of late Arizona Senator Barry Goldwater wearing a massive silver-and-turquoise bolo. An enthusiastic pilot, Goldwater popularized both general aviation and Western neckwear during his 1964 presidential bid. Nearby political and advertising samples from the resulting 1960s bolo tie craze brought memories flooding back. How could I have forgotten? I wondered. Now I couldn’t wait to return home. Eagerly I drove back to Scottsdale Airport, walked two blocks to the airplane, and soared homeward. There Jean intercepted me emerging from the bedroom closet. “Look!” I said, brandishing a dusty relic. It was a once-cherished plastic “I Fly a Beechcraft” bolo tie from my childhood—garnered at the Flying Physicians Association convention where my folks and I met then-presidential candidate Barry Goldwater. So what if I’d bounced the Flying Carpet three times landing back at Flagstaff. How rewarding today’s return to flight had been!
Greg Brown is an aviation author, photographer, and former National Flight Instructor of the Year. Visit his website (www.gregbrownflyingcarpet.com).

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