[AT] trimming the fleet

[Ronald L. Cook]

Charlie,
	Just me.  Thanks for the kind words.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

charlie hill wrote:

> Ron,
> 
> I can fully understand your desire to get the business back up in the 
> air (pun intended).  Good luck with it.  Do you do all the flying or do 
> you have another pilot?
> 
> I know a couple of now ex-crop dusters.  One was a highway patrolman 
> that, believe it or not, didn't get into the business until he retired 
> from the patrol in his mid 50's so I guess it wouldn't be out of the 
> question for me to start now come to think of it.  However, I know my 
> reflexes and vision, while still good, aren't what they were 25 or even 
> 10 years ago.  The other guy got out of the business in his mid 30's 
> after he flipped one end over end on take off and hung upside down in 
> his seat belts for a good while drowning in some nasty insecticide.  It 
> took him a while to get over it but he said he knew as soon as he came 
> back to that he was through with it.  He told me that the instant before 
> the crash he was sure he would never do anything else.
> 
> I hope you are sucessful and retire when all of your airplanes are worn 
> out but you are still fine.
> 
> Charlie