Chapter 42
On the drive to the airport, “I hope we're not taking a Biplane?” Keplar said.
“They were all taken, we have to settle for a Triplane,” Knutson said, “It's a good one, first used before WWI.”
Smiling, “So it has a long reliable history then.”
“Can't argue with success and reliability,” Knutson said.
Waiting for them at the airport was an almost new Piper Cub. Keplar was relieved. They had a short stop over in Brainerd due to a minor mechanical problem.”
Once they landed in Brainerd, Keplar said, “I knew we should have flown out of Minneapolis in a real airplane.”
“Holy cow, I would have thought after what you went through in the war, that this would be a piece of cake.”
“I'd hate to think that I would now die in an airplane crash in the heart of Minnesota.”
“Life is
