Pilot celebrates 99th birthday by flying a 150

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http://www.press-citizen.com/story/...owan-takes-flight-his-99th-birthday/95705660/

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Ernie Smith is considered the oldest active pilot in the world. He says he’d rather be the world’s youngest, but at any age there's no better place than in the air.

So on his 99th birthday Wednesday, the Red Oak pilot easily stepped up into the tiny 1968 Cessna 150, roared the engine, and took off south down the runway.

He’s been flying since he got his first license in 1946, cruising over the farm fields of southern Iowa and into his favorite view — the rising sun.

 

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[mscard88]

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You know, before starting a new thread, I use the PoA search feature to verify there's not already a thread. But twice in the last week, after doing exactly that, it turns out that there's already a thread. There's got to be a better way ...

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