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I have flown with both of these gentlemen often. This is heartbreaking.
Andre and Brian were always fun to fly with, and it was refreshing to see either of their names on the schedule when PBS did its thing.
It was always fun to hear of their exploits around the world, and live vicariously through them. Andre was considering apps to a few select major airlines, and I had asked him if he ever feared getting hired, and then furloughed if times turned bad in the airline industry. His reply? "Heck, if I still had the flight bennies, that would be a dream!"
Another time we were in SUN and Andre casually walked over to a file cabinet, and did about 20 chin ups using only a few fingers, followed by a like number of few push ups using only a few fingers.
Brian had recently purchased a house in a neat part of Utah, and had inspired me to look in the same area.
They were experienced in the mountains and knew the risks, but the world, and aviation in particular is a poorer world without them.
Rest in Peace, Andre and Brian
Andre and Brian were always fun to fly with, and it was refreshing to see either of their names on the schedule when PBS did its thing.
It was always fun to hear of their exploits around the world, and live vicariously through them. Andre was considering apps to a few select major airlines, and I had asked him if he ever feared getting hired, and then furloughed if times turned bad in the airline industry. His reply? "Heck, if I still had the flight bennies, that would be a dream!"
Another time we were in SUN and Andre casually walked over to a file cabinet, and did about 20 chin ups using only a few fingers, followed by a like number of few push ups using only a few fingers.
Brian had recently purchased a house in a neat part of Utah, and had inspired me to look in the same area.
They were experienced in the mountains and knew the risks, but the world, and aviation in particular is a poorer world without them.
Rest in Peace, Andre and Brian
Heroic?
HA25
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Climbing a mountain isn't easy, you know..
Ok,ok..ok.. heroic in the Fireman or Policeman or Jessica Lynch sense, not the Silver Star winer on the beaches of Normandy or Iron Cross winner at Stalingrad!
Sure! Check the dictionary, and look at the the route....
http://www.supertopo.com/rockclimbing/route.html?r=akbajapa
I think both had probably heard of FlightInfo, but spent more of their life living than spending time here like us, but it's all subjective, isn't it?
Lilah
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–noun, plural -roes; for 5 also -ros. 1.a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2.a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child. 3.the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.
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Sure! Check the dictionary, and look at the the route....
http://www.supertopo.com/rockclimbing/route.html?r=akbajapa
I think both had probably heard of FlightInfo, but spent more of their life living than spending time here like us, but it's all subjective, isn't it?
Lilah
he·rooʊ/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[heer-oh] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -roes; for 5 also -ros. 1.a man of distinguished courage or ability, admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. 2.a person who, in the opinion of others, has heroic qualities or has performed a heroic act and is regarded as a model or ideal: He was a local hero when he saved the drowning child. 3.the principal male character in a story, play, film, etc.
Yeah I doubt either of them had a large Beer Gut.
Most guys I fly with now days can't even Hump their bags up the stairs, let alone a mountain.
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I climbed a different route 10 years ago. A bunch of us were staying at the Sheldon mountain hut and bagging different peaks. It is one of the most beautiful places in the world. You also might as well be on the moon when the weather comes down. I miss those days.
My thoughts and prayers to friends and family.
My thoughts and prayers to friends and family.
JoeMerchant
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FLYING WEST
I hope there's a place, way up in the sky
Where pilots can go when they have to die.
A place where a guy could buy a cold beer
For a friend and a comrade whose memory is dear.
A place where no doctor or lawyer could tread,
Nor a management-type would e'ler be caught dead!
Just a quaint little place, kind of dark, full of smoke,
Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke.
The kind of a place that a lady could go
And feel safe and secure by the men she would know.
There must be a place where old pilots go,
When their wings become heavy, when their airspeed gets low,
Where the whiskey is old, and the women are young,
And songs about flying and dying are sung.
Where you'd see all the fellows who'd 'flown west' before,
And they'd call out your name, as you came through the door,
Who would buy you a drink, if your thirst should be bad,
And relate to the others, "He was quite a good lad!"
And there, through the mist, you'd spot an old guy
You had not seen in years, though he'd taught you to fly.
He'd nod his old head, and grin ear to ear
And say, "Welcome, my Son, I'm proud that you're here!
For this is the place where true flyers come
When the battles are over, and the wars have been won.
They've come here at last, to be safe and alone,
>From the government clerk, and the management clone;
Politicians and lawyers, the Feds, and the noise,
Where all hours are happy, and these good ol' boys
Can relax with a cool one, and a well deserved rest!
This is Heaven, my Son. You've passed your last test!"
Where pilots can go when they have to die.
A place where a guy could buy a cold beer
For a friend and a comrade whose memory is dear.
A place where no doctor or lawyer could tread,
Nor a management-type would e'ler be caught dead!
Just a quaint little place, kind of dark, full of smoke,
Where they like to sing loud, and love a good joke.
The kind of a place that a lady could go
And feel safe and secure by the men she would know.
There must be a place where old pilots go,
When their wings become heavy, when their airspeed gets low,
Where the whiskey is old, and the women are young,
And songs about flying and dying are sung.
Where you'd see all the fellows who'd 'flown west' before,
And they'd call out your name, as you came through the door,
Who would buy you a drink, if your thirst should be bad,
And relate to the others, "He was quite a good lad!"
And there, through the mist, you'd spot an old guy
You had not seen in years, though he'd taught you to fly.
He'd nod his old head, and grin ear to ear
And say, "Welcome, my Son, I'm proud that you're here!
For this is the place where true flyers come
When the battles are over, and the wars have been won.
They've come here at last, to be safe and alone,
>From the government clerk, and the management clone;
Politicians and lawyers, the Feds, and the noise,
Where all hours are happy, and these good ol' boys
Can relax with a cool one, and a well deserved rest!
This is Heaven, my Son. You've passed your last test!"
— Captain Michael J. Larkin, TWA (Ret.), 'Air Line Pilot' magazine, February 1995.
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