I just got back from my high school reunion, Union Endicott High School Class of ‘71. I grew up in Endicott, NY, where I went to school with the same kids for 13 years. Kinda like “That ’70s Show”, except we didn’t have FES!

Everyone I talked with reminded me how much fun we had, and I’ve got to admit that, for many of us, Endicott in the late ’60’s had its similarities to Point Place from That ’70’s Show. (Use your imagination!) Among the people I ran with, most had moved and few attended the reunion. By the time you hit 35 years away, it seems that neither competitiveness nor curiosity are much of a draw anymore.

I still have family there, and a lot of relaxing things to do, not to mention the good local cuisine (really!).

We flew into Tri Cities Airport, situated between En Joie Golf Course and the Susquehanna River. For you other pilots, Goodrich Aviation is the first rate FBO there, now and for the past few years. It’s worth stopping in to see Doug Goodrich.

Tri Cities and many other airports in the Southern Tier of New York are hotbeds of glider activity. I am convinced that I am a pilot because of my childhood years of watching gliders loiter in the summer sky above, from my back yard.

More later. Please come back soon.

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