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Podcast: Grandpa Hill's True Stories
Episode: Grandpa Flies a Jet Plane - Children's Story
Description: In the fall of 1975 Grandpa (Don) climbed into a T33 Trainer
Jet for what he thought would be a short 5 minute ride. His “ride” turned out to be a scare, a thrill, and much more than just a ride.
Don was eighteen years old. He had never been in a small plane before. Now he was climbing into the cockpit of a military training jet. They were off!
Just a few minutes later he had the stick in his hand and
the right pedal under his foot and was making a turn up in the sky over Pikes Pea...