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From: falk@uiucuxc.CSO.UIUC.EDU
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Subject: Re: Introduction
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Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 12:20:00 EST
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Brief flight bio:

I've always been interested in flying. My father was in the AF in WWII and
purchased his own plane when he got out (an Aeronca Air sedan)- my first 
flight (in co-pilots' seat, in mother's arms) was when I was only weeks old,
so I got the bug early.  I joined Civil Air Patrol and soloed shortly after
I turned 16 (I had a CAP flight scholarship), but didn't have enough $$$ to
go all the way until a few years later. I got my private ticket in '78 when
I was 24, flying in a cessna 150. I flew 150s, 172s and (occasionally) an
american trainer (tail-dragger). I actually have left-seat time in a number
of other aircraft, but am not checked out in any of them.  I started to go
for my instrument rating, but ran out of $$$ and time, and things have been
on hold since I was pregnant 1 1/2yrs. ago.  However, I will get back to it
some day- the bug is still there!

Connie Falk (falk%uiucuxc@a.cs.uiuc.edu)

p.s. I also "flew" a kc-97 flight simulator which was only one of two such
simulators in the country. It was located at the 128th tactical air reserve
at Mitchell field in Milwaukee and it was alot of fun. Through CAP, we gave
tours of the 128th and through the real planes and sometimes the reservists
would let us into the flight simulator. It was very expensive to run, but it
was quite interesting. One of us would sit in the back of the "plane" and sety
up a situation for the pilot (e.g., you could have engines go out, etc.) and
we would see if we could spot the problem and safely land the plane.