Word: flyin
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...there sat old Lester," McGill relates, "the flag flyin' at half most over his head, and not a thing he could do about...
...yellow kite and soaring 70 ft. over the surface of Bedfont Lake in Middlesex. Already an expert water skier, Lord Snowdon managed the tricky take-off on his first try, stayed aloft for ten gusty minutes. There was no word on when Princess Margaret would attempt a flyin, but Tony had their five-year-old son on water skis the next day, recommended the added kicks of kiting "to anyone who likes to live a little...
...Mirage dry lake, 100 miles north of Los Angeles, the Southern California chapter, which has 250 members, last week was able to mount a 44-plane air force for its annual flyin, put on a dazzling display of aerial stunts, precision landings, and simulated bombing with colored flour sacks. The gyrocopters came as plain or fancy as the owners could afford, but all were equipped with a pusher engine, one rudder, one rotor blade, and a single seat with steering stick. The gas tank holds six gallons, good for about an hour's flight. The craft can rise...
...dramatic case in point occurred during last week's flyin. Rex Evatt, a veteran Santa Clara gyrocopter pilot flying a borrowed craft, banked too steeply in the 30-m.p.h. wind, crashed onto the dry-lake floor. The craft crumpled, the rotor snapped to pieces, but Evatt stepped out unhurt, apologized to his friend for cracking up his $2,000 machine, and the next day was back flying again...
...Convoy flyin' through Man Giang Pass...