Booze Cruise
I was away in Austria for buisness and had a 3 hour layover at Heathrow. I met these 2 guys, John and Kevin, going to NYC in one of the bars at the airport. They bought me drinks and the…
Just Plane Fun
Monique and I had talked about joining the MHC for several years, but unfortunately had never had the right opportunity to join. During our first flight together to Europe we decided ahead of time to prepare and take the challenge…
Dream State
I board my flight and I cannot stop thinking about you. We were together last night and the scent of you is still all over me. I can smell you, taste you, feel you. I know I will miss you…
Not in the Office
I was returning from a business trip with a few colleagues. It was a mid-day flight from Chicago to Philly and the plane had very few passengers. I had a group of three seats all to myself and looked forward…
Revenge Can Be Sweet
After 18 years of faithful marriage my wife experienced a midlife crisis and had a fling late last year. It nearly destroyed me but what doesn’t kill you makes you stranger! Our marriage survived but I was left with the…
The Yoke Wasn’t Funny
I had always dreamed of being in the MHC. On a summer evening back in ’96 , that dream came true. My girlfriend I took my fathers C-182 up for short local night flight in Midland, TX. Before we took…
The Official Third Date
After an uneventful takeoff and climb to altitude, I was beginning to wonder if taking a (third)date on a plane ride was a good idea. I allowed her to fly for a mile or two and she seemed to really…
Medivac Special Services
Well . . . This experience is now 20 years old, but seeing a program on a Cable channel, I just could not resist! The man I was seeing at the time was a Paramedic who did Medivacs (medical evactuations…
So Much for Discression
I was on my way to my new military duty station in Korea and was stuck on a LONG international flight with nothing to do…or so I thought. Just a few minutes before the stewardesses shut the door, a very…