McCub
Registered User
Tri-Cities WA
After flying along the Snake River and through the Palouse with me several weeks ago, my chemist neighbor across the street brought me a handful of books to explain more about what we had seen and discussed.
One of the books was the autobiography As I Knew Him by Robert (Bob) Lee Moore (published by the author, 1992), a gregarious and generous character in Eastern Washington flying/gliding lore - now in his 80s.
Sorry about all this wordy leadin. On pages 266-7 he tells a short story that, true or not, beckons for repetition:
"The top of [Mt.] Adams is expansive, large enough for several simultaneous football games. Not long after our climb [some time in the 50s or so], an adventuresome pilot landed a ski-equipped, Cub lightplane there, got out, walked around, and then took off again. Later this pilot tried the same stunt on Mr. Rainier, but couldn't get his engine to restart. He was there a day or so, but as a rescue team labored up the mountain, he pushed the plane to get it moving, jumped in, went over a cliff, picked up flying speed, and glided to a frozen lake far below. The Park Service was not amused."
Love it!
One of the books was the autobiography As I Knew Him by Robert (Bob) Lee Moore (published by the author, 1992), a gregarious and generous character in Eastern Washington flying/gliding lore - now in his 80s.
Sorry about all this wordy leadin. On pages 266-7 he tells a short story that, true or not, beckons for repetition:
"The top of [Mt.] Adams is expansive, large enough for several simultaneous football games. Not long after our climb [some time in the 50s or so], an adventuresome pilot landed a ski-equipped, Cub lightplane there, got out, walked around, and then took off again. Later this pilot tried the same stunt on Mr. Rainier, but couldn't get his engine to restart. He was there a day or so, but as a rescue team labored up the mountain, he pushed the plane to get it moving, jumped in, went over a cliff, picked up flying speed, and glided to a frozen lake far below. The Park Service was not amused."
Love it!