When people learn I was a pilot and used to own and fly a reproduction fighter from World War One, they usually ask what was it like to fly it? The first thing you notice is how small it is. Getting in a Cessna or any other general aviation light aircraft is like getting into... Read More

 My cousin Andy Koplen invited three of us to join him on his parent’s fishing boat at Smith Mountain Lake. That Lake had been manmade, part of a hydro-electric project not far from Roanoke, VA. Much like our other fishing expeditions, we drove to the house that belonged to Andy’s folks. Their boat was tied... Read More