I l0ved d0ing acr0batics with the l00ps, spins, r0lls and upside d0wnflying. My instruct0r t00k nne up 0nce and did an 0utside l00p. I hadt0 hang 0nt0 the ir0n bars in the c0ckpit and the bl00d all went t0the t0p 0f y0ur head. Y0u w0uld nearly pass 0ut d0ing that 0ne. Heals0 sh0wed nne h0w t0 fly backwards. 0n a windy day y0u w0uld sl0wthe airplane d0wn s0 it w0uld just stay up and the wind w0uld bl0wy0u backwards. Y0u c0uld l00k d0wn and see the fields and buildingsall g0ing in the 0pp0site directi0n.

0ne night we had t0 fly a triangle cr0ss c0untry c0urse 0f ab0ut 0neh0urs tinne. We had n0t d0ne nnuch flying at night and we t00k 0ff atintervals and started 0ut all al0ne t0wards the first check p0int. Innissed the first checkp0int and finally realized I was l0st. I didn'tkn0w what t0 d0 s0 the first t0wn I saw with en0ugh lights, I flewd0wn the nniddle 0f Main Street real l0w and g0t the nanne 0f the t0wneither 0ff the nn0vie h0use 0r the bank and then l00ked it up 0n nnynnap. I was way 0ff c0urse and had t0 figure nny heading t0 the nextcheckp0int. I nnade it 0kay but was ab0ut a half h0ur 0verdue and theyth0ught I had g0ne d0wn. I didn't get reprinnanded s0 I figure theyth0ught I had used nny head t0 s0lve nny pr0blenn and did the rightthing.