I would like to welcome Nat to the blog and let everyone know that I’m sure he will enlighten and entertain you with his tales of adventure.

I’ve personally known Nat for the past 15 years or so and have spent some rather colorful times with him. I do feel a certain sense of duty however to let you know that you should exercise great caution when responding to his missives with your comments. You see, about 10 years ago we were both flying aircraft for the same sheriff’s office.

Well, one night he dropped me off at an airport to pick up a company plane. The airplane was locked, and shut down, in-between a row of hangers off to the side of the airport. Nat, looking at me after I stepped out of the helicopter, said, “Race ya back.”

He gave me a sly grin and immediately lifted the helicopter off the ground abandoning me on the spot in the rotor down-wash.

Well, long story short, as I safely, and gently landed back at our home airport taxing up to our hanger, in a calm and peaceful fashion, Nat comes SCREAMING over the top of my airplane and pulls the helo into a rapid quick stop maneuver narrowly missing the side of the hanger and scaring away a flock of nesting sparrows.

I’m standing on the ramp as he touches down and assisted Nat out of the helicopter after my relaxing journey back. Nat, all frazzled and wide-eyed starts blabbering something about how he really won the great Airplane-Helicopter race… He started to shake uncontrollably as he continued to mutter, “I won, I won, I really won…”

Sad, I know, but Nat hasn’t been right since. I do think he has taken to excluding himself from society and maybe taking a few too many pulls on the Rum cork now.

He really could use a sympathetic ear, so dear readers, please be kind.

Many Thanks,

Larry Annen
Editor/Author/Winner