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pilots joined those already gathered to
socialize over day-old doughnuts.
When we sat down for the open-hangar
presentation I found myself thinking, How
wonderful to enjoy fresh air and sunshine
streaming in, instead of a stuffy old conference room! But the open door turned
out to be a problem. You know you're in
trouble when the presenter opens with, "I
realize you can't see this slide, but...."
"Uh-oh," whispered Jean. "This is
going to be awful." We tried to stick it out,
but unable to follow the complex topic
without supporting visuals, we eventually snuck out. I expressed concern to the
gentleman at the door about firing up the
Flying Carpet near the open hangar, but
he said, "Don't worry. Everyone here likes
the sound of airplane engines."
"They'd probably rather hear our
engine than this seminar," Jean muttered
under her breath as we tiptoed out the
door. Now for those takeoff safety procedures I'd recorded. Mogollon features an
unusual multifunction radio advisory system. Traffic and position announcements
work as usual with a single click of the
microphone button. Clicking three times,
however, summons the field's automated
weather system. Armed with winds and
altimeter setting, I taxied to the midfield
high point to survey the runway for traffic, run up the engine, and announce our
takeoff intentions. Then I taxied promptly
to the takeoff end of the runway.
"Watch this, Jean!" I said, clicking the
mic four times. Upon hearing the words
"pilot transmission test," I transmitted my
takeoff call. A few seconds later, we heard
our own transmission rebroadcast on the
airport advisory frequency for the benefit
of any out-of-sight traffic. I've never
encountered anything like it before.
"Pretty cool!" exclaimed Jean as we
rolled down the runway. I'd planned to
apologize for displacing her treasured
morning tennis game with the lackluster
seminar, but when she squeezed my hand
that no longer seemed necessary.
Greg Brown is an aviation author, photographer,
and former National Flight Instructor of the Year
(www.gregbrownflyingcarpet.com).

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