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     1. 08:41 AM - Fw: last flight (yourtcfg@aol.com)
     2. 08:49 AM - Fw: last flight (yourtcfg@aol.com)
     3. 10:30 AM - Re: Fw: last flight (cybersuperstore)
 
 
 


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    Time: 08:41:53 AM PST US
    Subject: Fwd: last flight
    From: yourtcfg@aol.com
    -----Original Message----- From: Dan Farmer <daniellfarmer@yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 16, 2010 9:24 am Subject: last flight Jim, I just found the TCFG news letter that was mailed 2 Sept. It made me real ize hat I had not keep up with you as to our not coming to the fly-in. eresa's father and one of my best friends passed away Oct 9th from congest ive eart failure. Bob and Sonnie Murdock's telling of their Commander trip to heir grandson's graduation brought joys and sadness of my last trip with 6369U someday to be 500DF). Dick, Teresa's Dad, was a great man to be around, he had a thousand storie s that people loved to hear him tell and he was the happiest man I ever knew. He loved mechanics and there was nothing that he could not fix. In addition to bei ng a rofessional mechanic his whole life he loved to help friends with their aintenance problems. He enjoyed helping me and my A & I work on my planes . ven though he had no formal training an airplane was just another piece of quipment and he was of great help with "crop duster maintenance". eresa's mother moved to Colorado several years ago but Dick wanted to stay on is farm near his numerous friends, his cattle, his dog, his deer and his wild ogs. He would visit four to five times a year and I would go visit him ab out s often. I knew he was really slowing down and a few times I would ask if he elt okay and he would just grin and say "OK for 85". He never had much us e for doctors until that last few weeks of his life. He liked to say that docto rs ere like mechanics and if they did not know what they were doing you could sure get "rickadooed". ick wanted to drive his truck to Colorado in August so I met him at the irport DFW and drove back to Oklahoma with him where he stayed a week with me hile we were very busy 15-18 hour days scheduling, figuring loads spraying and leaning up. I would try to get him to go to my place and rest but he ins isted on being there all day, that kind of bothers me now. He drove on to Color ado lone and started to have heart problems in just a few days. He had to go to he hospital in the end of August for 4 or 5 days and they released him. He was really depressed because he had a yearly "dove hunt" on his farm, labor da y eekend, for the last 28 years and he knew he was not going to be there and he nstinctively knew it would be his last. I told him that if doctors would agree hat I would fly him down on Friday and back on Sunday. That he should tel l the doctors that within 15 minutes after take off that we would constantly be going o a lower altitude than where he lived in Colorado. They said great and he was like a child going to Disney Land. ost people do not know how most Texans feel about there beloved State. Th ey eel a closer bond to Texas than most Americans feel about the US of A. ick loved to fly with me and knew the route home quite well. When he saw errick, Tx go by he turned to me with an ear to ear grin and stated "We ar e in exas", I knew instantly that making the trip was the right decision. I ha d een a little nervous about his well being and what I had gotten into. He loved the hunting party. Sunday he started going down hill and I took him to the hospital where he stayed for nine days one time they had to ecessitate him and I was not sure about what I had done. I stayed with hi m very day until they released him and gave us a green light to fly home. We ent to the airport and I told Dick to wait in the car with his best friend of orty years while I got the plane ready. The right engine on 69U is genera lly a little cantankerous and I knew I had a weak battery so I started the left and it took over thirty minutes to get the right started. I had tried everything I new or ever heard of and the starter in spite of giving it rest between ttempts was really hot. I carry an extra starter with me but fortunately I did not need it. Finally it fired off and we got under way. We "had" to do a fly y for his friends seeing him off at the airport and a circle or two over his arm before we heading North. As always he loved the flight. We stopped at oise City, OK (17K) where I spray out of to refuel and relieve. The right ngine started right up even though it was hot. I have never had that much rouble starting a plane engine. In hind sight I think God was giving Dick and is friend a little extra time together. I did not realize it at the time but hile I was trying to start the engine Dick and Bubba had a real good heart to eart visit. Dick, went up and down health wise and I really thought he was going to be round for another year or two, but that was not to be. One of the best th ings ick ever did for me was to tell me how much he enjoyed going to Texas for the eekend and that he wanted to thank me for making it possible to be with hi s riends for the last time. We really hope to make next years fly-in. If you are near the pan handle of klahoma (17K) drop in for the cheapest fuel you'll find. an


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    Time: 08:49:15 AM PST US
    Subject: Fwd: last flight
    From: yourtcfg@aol.com
    -----Original Message----- From: yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Fri, Nov 19, 2010 8:20 pm Subject: Re: last flight Thanks for the great story!!!! Hope to see you next year. There is no be tter way to see the places you love than from the front seat of a Commande r!! I know just what it looks like to watch that beautiful country slip under the nose. Sorry for you loss, but glad you could share you Command er with him. jb -----Original Message----- From: Dan Farmer <daniellfarmer@yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 16, 2010 9:24 am Subject: last flight Jim, I just found the TCFG news letter that was mailed 2 Sept. It made me real ize hat I had not keep up with you as to our not coming to the fly-in. eresa's father and one of my best friends passed away Oct 9th from congest ive eart failure. Bob and Sonnie Murdock's telling of their Commander trip to heir grandson's graduation brought joys and sadness of my last trip with 6369U someday to be 500DF). Dick, Teresa's Dad, was a great man to be around, he had a thousand storie s that people loved to hear him tell and he was the happiest man I ever knew. He loved mechanics and there was nothing that he could not fix. In addition to bei ng a rofessional mechanic his whole life he loved to help friends with their aintenance problems. He enjoyed helping me and my A & I work on my planes . ven though he had no formal training an airplane was just another piece of quipment and he was of great help with "crop duster maintenance". eresa's mother moved to Colorado several years ago but Dick wanted to stay on is farm near his numerous friends, his cattle, his dog, his deer and his wild ogs. He would visit four to five times a year and I would go visit him ab out s often. I knew he was really slowing down and a few times I would ask if he elt okay and he would just grin and say "OK for 85". He never had much us e for doctors until that last few weeks of his life. He liked to say that docto rs ere like mechanics and if they did not know what they were doing you could sure get "rickadooed". ick wanted to drive his truck to Colorado in August so I met him at the irport DFW and drove back to Oklahoma with him where he stayed a week with me hile we were very busy 15-18 hour days scheduling, figuring loads spraying and leaning up. I would try to get him to go to my place and rest but he ins isted on being there all day, that kind of bothers me now. He drove on to Color ado lone and started to have heart problems in just a few days. He had to go to he hospital in the end of August for 4 or 5 days and they released him. He was really depressed because he had a yearly "dove hunt" on his farm, labor da y eekend, for the last 28 years and he knew he was not going to be there and he nstinctively knew it would be his last. I told him that if doctors would agree hat I would fly him down on Friday and back on Sunday. That he should tel l the doctors that within 15 minutes after take off that we would constantly be going o a lower altitude than where he lived in Colorado. They said great and he was like a child going to Disney Land. ost people do not know how most Texans feel about there beloved State. Th ey eel a closer bond to Texas than most Americans feel about the US of A. ick loved to fly with me and knew the route home quite well. When he saw errick, Tx go by he turned to me with an ear to ear grin and stated "We ar e in exas", I knew instantly that making the trip was the right decision. I ha d een a little nervous about his well being and what I had gotten into. He loved the hunting party. Sunday he started going down hill and I took him to the hospital where he stayed for nine days one time they had to ecessitate him and I was not sure about what I had done. I stayed with hi m very day until they released him and gave us a green light to fly home. We ent to the airport and I told Dick to wait in the car with his best friend of orty years while I got the plane ready. The right engine on 69U is genera lly a little cantankerous and I knew I had a weak battery so I started the left and it took over thirty minutes to get the right started. I had tried everything I new or ever heard of and the starter in spite of giving it rest between ttempts was really hot. I carry an extra starter with me but fortunately I did not need it. Finally it fired off and we got under way. We "had" to do a fly y for his friends seeing him off at the airport and a circle or two over his arm before we heading North. As always he loved the flight. We stopped at oise City, OK (17K) where I spray out of to refuel and relieve. The right ngine started right up even though it was hot. I have never had that much rouble starting a plane engine. In hind sight I think God was giving Dick and is friend a little extra time together. I did not realize it at the time but hile I was trying to start the engine Dick and Bubba had a real good heart to eart visit. Dick, went up and down health wise and I really thought he was going to be round for another year or two, but that was not to be. One of the best th ings ick ever did for me was to tell me how much he enjoyed going to Texas for the eekend and that he wanted to thank me for making it possible to be with hi s riends for the last time. We really hope to make next years fly-in. If you are near the pan handle of klahoma (17K) drop in for the cheapest fuel you'll find. an


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    Time: 10:30:21 AM PST US
    From: "cybersuperstore" <nico@cybersuperstore.com>
    Subject: Fwd: last flight
    Thank you for sharing the story, Dan. It really got to me. Our condolences from my family to you all. Nico _____ From: owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:owner-commander-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of yourtcfg@aol.com Sent: Saturday, November 20, 2010 8:39 AM Subject: Commander-List: Fwd: last flight -----Original Message----- From: Dan Farmer <daniellfarmer@yahoo.com> Sent: Tue, Nov 16, 2010 9:24 am Subject: last flight Jim, I just found the TCFG news letter that was mailed 2 Sept. It made me realize that I had not keep up with you as to our not coming to the fly-in. Teresa's father and one of my best friends passed away Oct 9th from congestive heart failure. Bob and Sonnie Murdock's telling of their Commander trip to their grandson's graduation brought joys and sadness of my last trip with 6369U (someday to be 500DF). Dick, Teresa's Dad, was a great man to be around, he had a thousand stories that people loved to hear him tell and he was the happiest man I ever knew. He loved mechanics and there was nothing that he could not fix. In addition to being a professional mechanic his whole life he loved to help friends with their maintenance problems. He enjoyed helping me and my A & I work on my planes. Even though he had no formal training an airplane was just another piece of equipment and he was of great help with "crop duster maintenance". Teresa's mother moved to Colorado several years ago but Dick wanted to stay on his farm near his numerous friends, his cattle, his dog, his deer and his wild hogs. He would visit four to five times a year and I would go visit him about as often. I knew he was really slowing down and a few times I would ask if he felt okay and he would just grin and say "OK for 85". He never had much use for doctors until that last few weeks of his life. He liked to say that doctors were like mechanics and if they did not know what they were doing you could sure get "rickadooed". Dick wanted to drive his truck to Colorado in August so I met him at the airport DFW and drove back to Oklahoma with him where he stayed a week with me while we were very busy 15-18 hour days scheduling, figuring loads spraying and cleaning up. I would try to get him to go to my place and rest but he insisted on being there all day, that kind of bothers me now. He drove on to Colorado alone and started to have heart problems in just a few days. He had to go to the hospital in the end of August for 4 or 5 days and they released him. He was really depressed because he had a yearly "dove hunt" on his farm, labor day weekend, for the last 28 years and he knew he was not going to be there and he instinctively knew it would be his last. I told him that if doctors would agree that I would fly him down on Friday and back on Sunday. That he should tell the doctors that within 15 minutes after take off that we would constantly be going to a lower altitude than where he lived in Colorado. They said great and he was like a child going to Disney Land. Most people do not know how most Texans feel about there beloved State. They feel a closer bond to Texas than most Americans feel about the US of A. Dick loved to fly with me and knew the route home quite well. When he saw Kerrick, Tx go by he turned to me with an ear to ear grin and stated "We are in Texas", I knew instantly that making the trip was the right decision. I had been a little nervous about his well being and what I had gotten into. He loved the hunting party. Sunday he started going down hill and I took him to the hospital where he stayed for nine days one time they had to recessitate him and I was not sure about what I had done. I stayed with him every day until they released him and gave us a green light to fly home. We went to the airport and I told Dick to wait in the car with his best friend of forty years while I got the plane ready. The right engine on 69U is generally a little cantankerous and I knew I had a weak battery so I started the left and it took over thirty minutes to get the right started. I had tried everything I knew or ever heard of and the starter in spite of giving it rest between attempts was really hot. I carry an extra starter with me but fortunately I did not need it. Finally it fired off and we got under way. We "had" to do a fly by for his friends seeing him off at the airport and a circle or two over his farm before we heading North. As always he loved the flight. We stopped at Boise City, OK (17K) where I spray out of to refuel and relieve. The right engine started right up even though it was hot. I have never had that much trouble starting a plane engine. In hind sight I think God was giving Dick and his friend a little extra time together. I did not realize it at the time but while I was trying to start the engine Dick and Bubba had a real good heart to heart visit. Dick, went up and down health wise and I really thought he was going to be around for another year or two, but that was not to be. One of the best things Dick ever did for me was to tell me how much he enjoyed going to Texas for the weekend and that he wanted to thank me for making it possible to be with his friends for the last time. We really hope to make next years fly-in. If you are near the pan handle of Oklahoma (17K) drop in for the cheapest fuel you'll find. dan =




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