Very true. Very scary.
Geoff Branch
'74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
'72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
----- Original Message -----
From "Glen Byrns" <grbyrns at ucdavis.edu>
To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: Re: going racing.....AGAIN?
> Castor oil fumes can have a very interesting effect on the driver/pilot
> breathing them. From my model airplane days I recall the sense of 'urgency'
> one got after awhile in the pits. Some WWI pilots cut out the fabric in
> front of the seat for just this reason. It was written that more than one
> WWI pilot was found with their pants around their ankles in the wreckage of
> a plane that they tried to fly with their knees. Perhaps the origins of
> aerial bombardment?
>
> Regards,
> Glen Byrns
> '59 bugeye
> '59 Morris Traveller (Winifred)
>
> > Does Chuck really use Castor oil? We always used 2 stroke oil. If you
> really
> > want to smell Castor oil and gas, go to Rinebeck, NY aerodrome where they
> fly
> > planes that are all pre-WWII!!!!!! Some engines even have the crank
> stationary
> > and the cylinders whirl around...oh it's grand.
> >
> > Geoff Branch
> > '74 Meejit "Yellow Peril"
> > '72 Innocenti 1300 Mini
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