Reader's Comments

Readers' Comments

Great story Once owned a C-195. The plane is now owned by Neighbor Dave Hamann and get a ride now and then. Mid Valley Airpark would welcome you for RON when in these latitudes.
Pat Patterson April 25, 2008

Tolle Seite. Macht weiter so! Viel Glück und maximale Erfolge wünscht euch Thomas...
Thomas Frölich http://www.miet-dir-pixel.de April 17, 2008

I'm not much for reading stories but I was hooked after the first paragraph. Great stories and a pleasure to read - thanks for the "trip".
Edward Dongres April 4, 2008

Thanks for visiting my website. I've re-opened reader comments (along with a simple anti-SPAM test) after disabling the section due to inappropriate comments. We look forward to your comments.
Ron Gruner http://www.gruner.com February 12, 2008

Great story. Thanks for posting!
Mike Robison February 25, 2004

A story that is so much more than flying. Enjoyable, imagined intrigue, the unknown. Thank you.
Jon DeMoss January 14, 2004

I really enjoyed your flight story; particularly the mountain flying in Mexico. It returned memories of my flights over mountains of Mexico. Thanks for the story and pictures.
Michi elsin http://www.mega-spass.com December 23, 2003

Hallo Ron, es ist ein phantstischer Bricht, ich wäre gernd dabei gewesen. heribert C-195 garmany
heribert schwab www.hsnetcom.com December 6, 2003

Im in the process of becoming a pilot... and you have motivated me. Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure.
Philip Mons http://www.bajar.ws December 6, 2003

Great trip description. I had a 195 (9399A) and made many trips across the USA and down to Loretto. The only trip in the mainland of Mexico was to Kino Bay.
Bill Gibson November 15, 2003

i enjoyed your adventure...it was like reading earnest gann....every word, every take-off , every landing....GREAT! our sweet lady N1500D is sorely missed, sold due to divorce...but you brought back so many wonderful memories of her....
lynage moss August 2, 2003

Very enjoyable story of C 195 adventure! I hope to follow soon. So, where are you today? In the Indian Continent?
Benjamin Rubicam July 31, 2003

The Newfoundland Anchor has a lot of links to useful local websites. If you are looking for local content than look no further then the Newfoundland Anchor. Check this site out at www.nfldanchor.com
FRANK POWER www.nfldanchor.com May 19, 2003

Does anyone have information about an aviation pioneer by the name of LLOYD G. Royer?
Mike Russell May 8, 2003

Im in the process of becoming a pilot; and I must say, it is adventures like yours that motivates me along the way. Thank you for sharing this wonderful adventure. Georgetown, Ontario.
Gershwin Gabriel March 10, 2003

I liked to read your story.Im a pilot from Germany.I enjoyed my flying with oldtimers in Florida,Kansas,Oshkosh and so on.Thank you.
Klaus Fetzer March 5, 2003

Thank you for taking the time to write this, you have inspired a low hours student to continue his training
Stuart Bladen January 5, 2003

Dear Ron, Thanks for the great adventure story. It will inspire for years to come.. You are an extremely talented individual. This old 72 year old in southern Ohio felt he was riding along with you. Take care. Ralph Griffith
Ralph Griffith January 3, 2003

Good stuff. You put the romance of flying back into our lives. My over sixty years (yes 60) of flying has given me many minutes, hours,and days of memories. I still fly but mostly within a three-hour radius of the home field; however the joy of remembrance is still extreamely strong. Thanks for your skill in telling your story.
Bill Vaughn October 20, 2002

I really enjoyed your flight story; particularly the mountain flying in Mexico. It returned memories of my flights over mountains of Mexico. Thanks for the story and pictures.
stanley Hoffpauir October 10, 2002

great story; good thing you took the time to tell it; pretty well told too. I'd love to make a long flight one day in my bonanza. Congratulations!
Rolando Carmona August 16, 2002

A great story. I wish I could do this some day myself in my Warrior.
Equbal Kalani www.mydoctor.com/kalani August 13, 2002

I enjoyed the story. Would like to see more pictures of the beautiful 195. I just saw my first 195 at Osh Kosh this year. I am never going to be satisfied with any plane until I own one.
Stewart Scott August 2, 2002

Enjoyed your story. Got to it by a link from the 195 club. I currently fly a Pitts and Cherokee 6. A friend came across a restored 195 which we are both aching to buy. Will need to sell my share of the Cherokee to come close to afford it, but it'll be worth it, I'm sure.
Michael Lewis July 28, 2002

I think that these website could have differents picture like in mexico Durango. Nuevo Ideal
Mari r no May 14, 2002

Hello Ron, I really enjoyed the story, and your experiences are awe-inspiring. I feel truly envious, and glad to have read it.
Erich Manser April 19, 2002

Great story!
Liberty Lindgren April 19, 2002

We appreciated the story very much. We fly the 1952 C195 we own (ex N4461C) in France with utmost pleasure. Hope to talk or meet before too long. Clio & Philippe Camus
Philippe Camus March 26, 2002

Felt like I was along for the adventure.
Paul Nopper March 4, 2002

Ron, Magnificent, keep flying and writing, we want to hear more.
Jim Wark http://www.airphotona.com March 4, 2002

Beautiful Story! I am dreaming of a journey such as yours. Your story is very heart moving. I beleive every pilots dream of flying to far away places. I am planning a little voyage to the US, maybe I'll take one of C172 that my school's rent to Florida. You are a very inspirating person! If you ever fly to Canada and stop by Montreal, drop me an email.
Nicolas Bourbillon http://www.multimania.com/nicolaki March 4, 2002

Fantastic!! I enjoyed your story and trip very much. I too own an old taildragger. A 1940 Luscombe. (I am older than the airplane.) Wouldn't want to try a trip like yours. No electrical, no IFR. But probably, do not have the sense of adventure, like you, either. Makes me sad in a way. Thanks again for a story well done.
Eugene Horsman February 23, 2002

After reading your story...I had to sit quietly...as my heart was moved, my imagination so stirred, my soul longs to share such rich feelings, my eyes to see such rich colors...my ears hear the song only an old radial can sing ...what blessings there are in this earth yet. I pray that before my time in this earth is done, I will make my dream of flight happen like my Father did...to take the "wings of the morning" and lose the bonds of earth. Better than a great story....
Stephen Hill January 19, 2002

Thanks. That was a great read. Well written. This spring I should have both my license and a 195. I am anxious to travel with my family. Of course, we will start out with short trips.
Mike Kenaga November 23, 2001

Like Thomas I grew up on Gann and Caidin, then later discovered Richard Bach. Yours is a great story, beautifully written.
Michael Johnson October 19, 2001

Re: Radial engines: what design or limitation prevents (single row) radial engines from having an even number of cylinders?
bill chamberlain August 16, 2001

sorry i ran out of space-you have a great plane!!do you know where i can find a copy of ganns high and mighty??i have heard john wayne's estate kept the rights and they are restoring it to re -release ive never seen it-hear tell it was great!!!would you send me a post card if you know where? tnx much[FIND THE BOOK NOT THE MOVIE]be safe and have fun!! mi i screwed up last msg do u know where i can find a copy of the book gann- high and mighty?i have heard waynes estate kept rights on movie to restore and release [agaian}ive never seen it{im 38 yo} i have heard its great-if you have time and know where a copy is-would you please send me apost card??thank you very much-be safe have fun!!!
thomas phetteplace June 3, 2001

hi! im an avation junkie i dont have a ticket though-i love the 195 (any thing old and classic-navions ercoupes -etc etc) im a former f16/337{02A}mechanic-when i was a kid my contemparys were rreading sports pages-i was reading ernest k gann/martin cadin[no surprise there!]real heroes not advertising hoopsters-schweinfurt/doolittle raiders/claire chenault/yeager-REAL HEROES i read any thing i could get my hands on -the movie where jimmy stewart played the a/c engineer solving the crashes[based on nevil shutes no highway???]of his ac
thomas phetteplace June 3, 2001

ron, tx for sharing your experience with this future pilot. i hope to be able to go on an adventure, such as yours, someday. p.s...tx for the heads up regarding "..thick wads of cash wrapped with a rubber band..". i'll include that in my survival kit.
joe griffith April 4, 2001

Loved reading the bits of history and I thank you all for sharing. I'm hoping one of you folks can fill me in on another historical character, I believe his name was "wrongway" Harrigan or Horrigan and I'm having trouble finding information about him. Thanks for any help you can be.
Gary Edwards March 1, 2001

Thanks for sharing that beautiful trip. I fly taildraggers in France, have flown over Arizona, Utah and California in a Cessna 140 and enjoyed every minute of it. Your writing conveys all the emotions of travelling and daring to fly. It is too bad you only wrote a few chapters, and I as an ignoramus would have enjoyed a map to follow your trip.
Anne-Celine Martel February 14, 2001

Very evocative bit of writing, thank you. (The URL arrived on a French e-mail list - your fame spreads....)
Steve Rodgers http://www.e-logbooks.co.uk February 12, 2001

Great Story, great writing, great layout. I really enjoyed it.
Mike Wegener December 28, 2000

Great adventure! And good storytelling too!
Leo Bakker http://home.worldonline.nl/~lbb/fff.htm December 17, 2000

excellent work
Glenn Reynolds November 3, 2000

As a fifty-something pilot myself, I was intrigued enough by your introductory web page that I thought I would take a further look. Once I started to read, I couldn't stop. Terrific writing. Neat denouement.
L. Green August 29, 2000

Loved the story, took some pics of your plane from the site to use in a school project too. Thank you double!
Jimmy Smith August 29, 2000

I am looking for the poem, The little aviator. Does anyone know the name of the author? Thanks
Stacy Tyson August 8, 2000

Ron, Your story was great and it sounds so fun! My uncle has rebuilt a 1948 Cessna 195 (N3462V) and I have enjoyed flying with him in it.
Elijah Culpepper www.blackhawk.20m.com June 5, 2000

Ron, Sounds like quite the experience... One day I'll get my pilots license.
Jim Konz http://www.konzie.com April 29, 2000

I LOVE THIS BOOK !!!
LEIJA LIZA April 27, 2000

Ron, Many many thanks for taking the time to tell this story so beautifully. I have directed several friends and relatives to your website. I had a love affair with an airplane of similar vintage, Swift N78271. Also F-104, C-47, T-33, Sopwith Pup and most recently "Annie," Antonov-2 [ferried to Guatemala with crew of 5 insane aviators]. Keep up the good work!
Sam Cottrell April 8, 2000

Thanks for sharing your story with us. A W. Texas cropduster.
Randy Murphree March 19, 2000

Mr.Gruner, what a great adventure you had, and what a great story. Somebody out there must want that material for a book or even a movie. As I read your experiences I was thinking how lucky you are to be able to recount such an adventure. Best of health and luck in the future, and hope you can recount many more experiences such as these.
Allan Waxman February 24, 2000

I enjoyed your story of your flight to the Baja very much and hope that one day I too can do a cross country trip of that magnitude. I am a pilot of C172's and do local flying but I also scuba dive and have been to Mexico several times. Your depiction of the small Mexican town brought me back in memory to happy days spent in that beautiful country with it's kindly people. Thank you for sharing.
Doug Wilson February 21, 2000

Beautiful photography, wonderful words. Thank you so much for sharing your incredible journey.
Peggy K http://www.webclipz.com/ February 20, 2000

I really ejoyed your story and web site. It sure brought back some delicious memories. My father bought a 1954 195 with the Jacob 300 and our family ejoyed many similar adventures, including two "cross-countries"! I was hoping to find a good model of the 195 to assemble and paint with our old colors and numbers and give it to my father as a gift. Just a bit nostalgic I'm afraid! Thanks again!
Gregory Ruddell February 19, 2000

A slow day at work left me with "surfing the web". Being an aviation enthusiast I did a search for aviation stories. I can't begin to put into words the enjoyment and at times excitement that I got from your story. What a wonderful memory to experience and share with others. And such a beautiful plane! Thanks for the escape.
Michael Vervaecke February 10, 2000

I came across your pages by chance and stayed until I had read every word. Thank you for the escape from my desk and the lyrical insight to your journey.
Brian Moxey February 8, 2000

enjoyed very much thank you for sharing
syl vester February 5, 2000

As a relative newcomer to avaition, I often think of how exciting it would be too fly to some of the areas you have written about.You've sparked my interests. Thanks so much, great reading.
Karl Wetzstein September 24, 1999

Your account of the journey is giving me impetus to resume my short flying "career"- it's been 30 years since I flew around Southern California single and carefree. Now, single again with kids out on their own, living in this very hospitable area in northwestern Jersey, I have the urge again but it's got to be the 150/172. Thanks again for the great account.
James Porges September 23, 1999

Ron, You have a way of expressing your love of flying that rings true with most pilots. I really enjoyed the story of your trip. I'm going to New Guinea to do missionary flying, and am very big into adventure. Thanks for letting us in on your adventure.
Gary Bustin www.samaritanaviation.com September 21, 1999

Great story, and sounds like a great trip in a REAL GREAT AIRCRAFT
Bob Forsey September 7, 1999

This is an absolutely superb travel web site. As the writer of, Four Corners - A Literary Excursion Across America, I am always looking for a web site so that I can make mine better. Silent Giants is it. Dan Phillips, Internet Author, FourCorners-A Literary Excursion Across America.
Dan Phillips http://edge.net/~dphillip/fourcorners.html August 12, 1999

The added history and pointers on this well written story are the best. I wanted to read another right after.
Gary Brandt http://www.eirrecords.com/musicbiz August 9, 1999

I've been flying for over 20 years. Originally from Boston, I have a hangar in Long Beach Calif, I'm in Canada now, and have many fine memories of flying Baja. My 1947 Luscombe 8E has flow coast to coast. My C-172 takes me most everywhere when its not pulling banners along the beach ! Great tale of flying St John's to San Cabo. I could relate to every word of it ! My only complaint is... it was too short. Give me more ! I'm working with nice folks from St John's. It appears they all had to leave that part of Canada to find any work (!). I could be flying to Boston soon. Where's the C-195 kept? Bedford? Cheers, Rock
Rock Mathias July 30, 1999

Fascinating stuff! Do you have a way to find sound level (dBA) affecting ground crew around B-25 or C-47 during WW II? Will appreciate info.
Milton Patrie July 8, 1999

Loved reading your story. I just finished a full restoration of N195X, a 300HP C195. Hope to fly to Mexico and Alaska soon. I may drop you a line for some tips! Thanks for the article!
Max Fiore June 30, 1999

Wonderful story, wonderful site! I am about to finish up my private and hope to buy a little 120 or 140 by the end of the year and begin my own adventures. You articulate well the love of classic flying that many of us long for. Thanks for the inspiration! Ashley Hall/Woodside, CA
Ashley Hall June 30, 1999

Anyone who can't see the power of the web from this story is a fool. You are obviously a fortunate man. Thanks for sharing it with us. I'm going to tell all my flying friends about this site.
Lawrence Skiles June 16, 1999

Mr. Gruner: Fantastic story! Beautifully written and photographed. I am very glad to have found your site. By all means do write about your circumnavigation of the Hudson Bay. I worked with a Danish Air Service for 9 years and the joy of the job was the opportunities to participate in ferry flights of aircraft from the Midwest to Europe by way of Goose Bay, Frobischer, Sonderstomsfjord, Kulusuk, Narsarsajuaq, Keflavik, etc.. You certainly do not overstate the anxiety caused by the revelation that one fuel tank is not feeding. We had that between Goose Bay and Keflavik one morning. Anyway, thanks for sharing your adventures in the C195! It's a beautiful aircraft.
Joe Kean http://www.keanco.com June 13, 1999

Radial engines may have a revival with intrruduction of CKE's connecting rod mechanism. Please see web site: www.cke-tech.com (Radial Engine). I enjoyed very much your site. Mark
Mark Kmicikiewicz http://www.cke-tech.com May 14, 1999

I enjoyed reading about your flying adventures. I'm an aviation buff who likes old planes. It reminds me of Lindbergh.
Peter Lautzenheiser March 29, 1999

So glad I found your site. While I was doing a search for bandits in Mexico it brought up your pages. Your did a fantastic job on all the stories. Enjoyed the flight through Mexico, as I have covered the same area on the ground. I am not a pilot, but have printed it all out and am passing it on to my uncle who is an x-bomber pilot. He is now into remote flying (with two feet on the ground.) Thanks, this is one of the nicest sites I have seen on the Web. My web site is not on flying, but thought you would get a kick out of it.
Dorothy Hammond http://members.aol/Eltypo March 20, 1999

What a wonderful site! Poetically written with breathtaking photographs, this is a joy to read. I felt like I was participating in the author's adventures. Imagine if everyone could take a trip like this?!
Fred Tibets February 25, 1999

Great read! Couldn't put it down after I clicked on the first chapter. Not many writers prefer the first-person, present-tense style, as I do, too. Excellent photos, and love your asides about engines, ferry pilots and history. Hope you give us another story.
Ron Kilber http://ronkilber.tripod.com/stories.htm February 24, 1999

Thanks for the story; your effort is to be complemented. I have been a licensed pilot since 1944 and love aviation as a hobby, I am a few hundred miles north of Chuwawa Mex and used to visit but now the dopers have taken over so I stay clear of it. I fly Yak, 182, AN2, Have 9 AN2 in Lituania that need to be flown to Texas. My greatest fear of flying is that I will not be killed while flying. Good luck and happy landings, marcus
marcus bates February 19, 1999

I loved your story. It revives the glamour and excitement of general aviation flight. I made a trip a couple of years ago to fly the back country of Idaho (see my web page). Suggest that you look into that for your next adventure. If you're interested, reply and I'll send you the address of a couple of ladies who are enjoying this by running a mountain flying seminar of a week duration. Bill Byrne billb@southwind.net
Bill Byrne http://www2.southwind.net/~billb/ January 24, 1999

Thank you for getting me the rest of the story. I enjoyed it as I have been to Cabo several times and have enjoyed Mexico. I live at lake Tahoe.It is a beautiful place to live.
Holly Raynes January 8, 1999

excellent presentation
Everett Peacock http://peacock.com December 29, 1998

Just want to express my thanks for an excellent trip beautifully related. Makes me want to get off my duff and do something of the sort. Thank you. Pat
Pat Mapes December 18, 1998

I thoroughly enjoyed your website and the story of your adventure flying. Thanks so much for putting it "out there" for us to enjoy, you are quite ambitious.
stephen woodruff December 15, 1998

Thank you so much for making a dreary afternoon in Oregon much brighter. My pilots license has gotten a little dusty lately but your adventure calls for a renewal. What a nice way to share your travels with the world.
Dale Shields December 11, 1998

I truly enjoyed reading about your trip. Some day I hope to enjoy an excellent journey as you have had. Thank you again for taking the time to share it with us.
Roger Gamache December 10, 1998

Great story. It makes me want to get back in the pilots seat again. Thank you for sharing your journey.
Michael Russell December 10, 1998

This is a fascinating tale. Has the author been published?
Steve McAliley December 10, 1998

I just got my private in August, 1998. So far, I've only been able to travel to local airports. Thanks for writing about your adventure! Now I really have something to look forward to. I hope I can make a similar trip in the future.
Mitch Jordan December 10, 1998

A most enjoyable story. The freedom to fly is one of those things we have in this country. We complain about rules and restrictions, but outside those congested areas where they must exist for safety, we have wide open spaces. Though none as extensive as your trip, I have enjoyed trips around my home state of Colorado, where I felt that freedom and solitude. My hope is that upon retirement I will have the health, time, and money for such long trips.
Phil Biersdorfer December 5, 1998

Sitting here on a raining Sunday afternoon in Lubbock, TX, this was exactly the sort of find I'd hoped for today. Great story. Thank you.
Thaxter Price November 29, 1998

Dear Ron, I was surfing the web for anything about my favorite airplane, the Cessna 195, and found your site and your adventure story. It was terrific, and well done. I own an old 172 and enjoy bug-smashing in it, but have always wanted to fly a 195. Thanks for your wonderful story.
Dave Brownlee November 26, 1998

Superb! After a 19 year hiatus, I finally got current again last fall - and kicked myself for ever having stepped away! Discovering your journey portrayed here in eloquent words reinforces once again my personal reasons for flight. And the 195 is surely a most beautiful aircraft.
Scott Norton August 31, 1998

a sleep, a dream, woke up gently after relaxing in your story. thanks
Bert Riecken July 2, 1998

This brings back alot of fond memories, as a kid in the late 50`s and early 60`s my dad had a 1946 Airmaster and we flew it to see our grandparents in OK. and Wa. state. It was a great plane.
Rick Mathews June 21, 1998

Great adventure. It must have been a thrill. It was truely a joy to read about. If you make a Hudson Bay trip please post it. I wish you many happy landings!
Scott Hill June 12, 1998

I always knew the 195 was a classic. I'm starting to believe that C195 pilots are a class act too. Thanks a bunch. Kj
KJ Maguire May 20, 1998

Wow! I printed it up back in Sept 97 and new it would be good. Saved it for a session in post op recovery and it sure did lift my spirits. We pilots are a priveledged bunch indeed and all the more so those of us who have been left seat in a 195. I lost mine and miss it terribly but you brought it all back to me. Can't wait for your next trip and story. Thanks so much for making my hospital stay more enjoyable:-) Happy Landings Martin Robinson (UK) EGHR/I PS. Coyle Schwab was the last passenger in mine:-)
Martin Robinson February 5, 1998

Great story, neat photos! Was into Cabo just recently, by" Mexicana"however. Years ago I flew N9862A, a C-190 and N9341A a C-195. Now I fly mainly "on canvas", as I paint aviation art. Again, your web is one of the best I've seen on aviation---Thanks
Dave Paulley January 28, 1998

Beautiful. Poetic. This is the finest story I've ever found on the Internet.
Orrin Iseminger January 22, 1998

Excellent Job! Maybe one day I'll be able to afford such and adventure in as classic a style! Thanks for sharing.
Gill Cahill http://www.erols.com/gillc January 19, 1998

Hello, You have a terrific web site. I printed it, so I could keep it in my scrapbook on 195's. I own serial #7777, N1555D. Keep'em flying!
Richard Smith January 11, 1998

Dear Butch, I really enjoyed reading your story, even if we are related by marriage (married to your cousin Susan Macdonald)! That instrument flying sounds quite harrowing, hope you have plenty of air sickness bags for any passengers...
Ted Stein December 8, 1997

Dear Ron, This is an excellent heart felt story. You did an excellent job with the writing.
Aubie Pearman December 3, 1997

I am looking to trade my stearman 41'metal fuse lage,440 hp Wright,spring steal gear for a good 195 + some boot of course.
eric trinkle December 1, 1997

Really enjoyed your story and the adventures possible with your own plane. I flew to Loreto in '76 and'77 when runway was gravel and airport entrance had thatched roof. The only hotel, Oasis, served 2 meals/day, with dinner entre of turtle steaks served on large, open platters garnished with plantains.Fishing was terrific; local folks went down to the ocean each afternoon with a beer-can wound with line and a baited hook,thrown like a spinning reel into the water. Whatever grabbed the hook was dinner that night. Couldn't receive any weather briefings in Mexico so pilots would make contact with commercial jets above the mainland who would relay info from Phoenix ATC. Buying fuel was an experience you knew would cost more than it should have; they pumped in liters from hand-cranked drums, converted to gallons,sold in pesos, converted to dollars with a local airport exchange rate. It never worked out in your favor but we were glad to get it. I'm going to build my own plane as a retirement project and make that trip again.
Bob Hartunian November 20, 1997

Your website is truly delightful. My father had a 195 with a 300hp Jacobs, and the fondest memories of my childhood are the hours we spent flying and wiping oil and waxing and tinkering with that plane. One of the ironies of aging is that back when I was a kid, I used to admire the Beech Bonanza tied down next to us, and I wondered why my dad didn't buy a sleek, modern airplane. In my 8 year old mind, sleek and modern meant tricycle gear and a 'flat' engine. Now as an adult, I fly a 'modern' aircraft, but I look forward to the day when I may afford a classic--a Cessna 195 to be specific.
George Rowland November 11, 1997

This is a great Internet site dedicated to one of aviation's finest examples. An airplane with this much class will never again be built. I have an Internet site dedicated to the Cessna 195 and other classic airplanes and invite everyone to vist soon and often.
Jeff Marken http://www.pcisys.net/~jmarken/Cessna195/index.html November 1, 1997

Great story... exactly why 2 years ago at age 48, I finally got around to making enough time to get my license.
John Price http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/jmprice/ October 20, 1997

Ron, What a delightful experience you related to your readers. I enjoyed it so very much. We have ties in Baja Norte. A casa in a small village named Puerticitos where there is also a dirt airstrip. We've spent many pleasant hours watching the sun rise out of the sea and set earlier than normal behind the towering mountains you spoke of. We have a 1952 C170B that has taken us on trips of less scope than yours but very rewarding all the same. Thanks for sharing with fellow aviators and those less fortunate than us, your "Flying Soul".
Gary Hanson August 13, 1997

great, however no picture or illustration of exactly rod and crank workings thanks
ron duncan July 27, 1997

I just flew my first solo flight yesterday, and eventually hope to find a C-195 like yours to take on adventures. I appreciate the links in your story that provide more in-depth info about the history of the C-195 and the experience of flying one. Until I finish earning my Private Pilot's license, I have no flying stories to offer in return, but you may be interested in my trip to Alaska in a 1952 Chevy pickup. We seem to share the same jumpy ear for engine misfires. The story is on my website. Just choose "Journeys" from the main menu.
Patrick Malone http://www.malone.com June 17, 1997

Ron, Enjoyed the story a lot;I have spent alot of time up in the newf/lab. coast in a work airplane I always wanted to take the family up their in the 195.Do you know of any 195'ers that have been up to Churchill to see the polar bears? Just returned from Lakeland where there was a good showing of 195's Thanks for the story. Steve Christensen,N4474C
Steve Christensen April 11, 1997

Ron, What a captivating story, and great photos! -Very- professionally done!! I, too have a '48 C-195 (N3457V, apparently just a few weeks or months older than yours). I haven't taken such a long trip as you describe in the story, but certainly enjoy flying it as often as I can. Is there another story ('round Hudson Bay?) in the works? //Coyle Schwab @ KDPA (DuPage Airport, west of Chicago)
Coyle Schwab February 15, 1997

Ron, Great story. I have travaled the United States with N195EL and enjoyed it also. I printed your story and will keep it in a binder in my airplane.
Ed Lohmeyer http://www.k2nesoft.com/~lohmeyer February 10, 1997

Ron-- Enjoyed the 'trip' to Cabo San Lucas. I was in Goose Bay for a couple of years and have made it down to St John's several times. Your pix missed the many colors of the houses there along the bay as well as the whalers. Lots of work and well written ! I have owned a 195 for almost 30 years, N 195U.
Bill Terrell February 9, 1997

Beautifully written and photographed, Ron!
Mike Busch (Editor-in-Chief, AVweb) http://www.avweb.com February 8, 1997

Well done Ron! Of course, being on company time, I only took a quick look! The full reading will be done at home. A very elegant web story.
Rick Eich January 13, 1997

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