Cape Breton's Magazine

bombing from here for that. So it came in handy for that.... (Did you yourself ever have any trouble with a plane?) No. I put a hundred and fif? ty-six hours in that plane. (Scamp 1.) Yeah. I did run it out of fuel once, like a stupid ass. It was a nice beautiful evening in March, you know, the nice evenings you get in March, sunny and nice? I decided to go flying for a few minutes, and I checked the gas before I was going to go and there wasn't much in it. I figured, Jeeze, I'd better put some in it, and then I says, "What the hell, I'm only going to be five minutes or so, it's enough." Just going to go around the strip, that's all. A circuit or two. There's enough for that. So I jumped in and went. But when I got up there it was nice and smooth and everything, that I stayed up a little too long. I just went a little further than I should have, and on approach coming into land, didn't she quit. And right at the end of the strip, where the strip comes down into a little field, at the end of the strip, so I could see right where I'm going to hit, I'm going to stick my nose right in the middle of this little.... married to a girl from down the road here. And he has something to do with this Avia? tion Museum they've got at the airport there, just across the road from the air? port at Halifax. So he's one of the execu? tives or something on that. So him and I's very good friends, 'cause we've got some good connections through airplanes, you see. So, he wanted me one time to give them one of these Scamps of mine, of my own de? sign, you know. They'd display it up there. He said, "You know," he said, "Graham Bell, he was an American. And it was all American workers that worked on that airplane. Not all, but some of them were. And then there was a fellow from Ontario--McCurdy was from Ontario--that flew it. So," he said, "you've got the first really true Cape Bre? ton airplane that was designed, built, and flown by a Cape Bretoner." And I guess I (Here, the tape ended, and with it, our first visit with Donnie. On our second visit, he told us....) A friend of mine up in Halifax--he's pji Budget Car and Truck Rental is playing your song ... with special daily, weekend and weekly rates! For reservations or more information, please call us at 902-564-2610 Budget HEADLINE ENTERTAINMENT with ''.''b>' McGoldrick July 16,17 & 18,1998 World Trade & Convention Centre and the Halifax Metro Centre Tickets will be available mid-June at participating Sobeys Stores, or at the door. July 16, Opening Dance: $10/person • $18 for 2 people Ijuly 17, All attractions: $10/person • $18 for 2-day pass |july 18, All attractions: $10/person • $18 for 2-day pass (AT THE DOOR: $11.00 and $20.00) Thursday, July 16: OPENING DANCE! featuring the Johnny Favourite Swing Orchestra PLUS THE ORCHESTRATED SOUNDS OF John Sands Pete Luckett of Pete's Frootlque "Chop 'n Chat" SPONSORS OF EXPO'98 Aiit Nova Scotia "'(''' Senior Citizens' ''ffftk 'W' Secretariat .'J'MH' THECHRONICLE-HERlD BrinlingWafch to life" ' L • ThP M;iil-St;ir PHARiMACEUnCAl MANUFACU'RERS association of CAN'ADA JOX'''X 'J' CBC Television AIR CANADA airNova Official Airline Air Nova Grand Prize Main Stage Entertainment Seniors' Art and Photo Galleries Hobbies • Door Prizes Remarkable Senior Awards Travel Salon Seminars To learn more about Seniors' EXPO, please call (902)424-7957 orToll Free 1-800-670-0065 or fax (902) 424-0561