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WHAT IS BARNSTORMING?

On my site, you will read about fun facts about Barnstormers and many other famous pilots.
I have included a Blog featuring my writing; I post almost daily about different subjects and poems and some comments about my posts.

Barnstormers were pilots that flew in County Fairs, gave rides to paying customers and many were pilots that flew in World War One and were promoting aviation. Many pilots spent many years trying to establish flying services to teach people flying lessons and promote aviation. Many pilots were trying to help establish airplane service for travel and also trying to establish a mail service in the United States. These pilots were fearless and many times landed in farmers fields, followed the train tracks to navigate and were their own mechanics.

GOOD MOVIE

Jan 12, 26 My wife and I are comfortably watching a Christmas movie in our jammies before a fire. I’m going to share a good movie I watched just now. (A season for miracles) It’s one of the good Christmas movies I’ve watched with my wife this season. It has a good story, self-sacrifice, love and giving yourself to the point of risking jail. I think that’s what Christmas is all about. The subject parallels the good Samaritan. The story is found in the Bible. This man came from

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2 days ago1 min read

Where are we at?

This is going to be a quick post. I hate to say this, but I have a bit of apathy toward politics. You know, like I always think, don’t talk politics, it’s not a safe topic with friends or family. I vote without reading about the candidates, what they believe in, or what they plan to accomplish. I know I can receive good information in that voting pamphlet. I'm just a little lazy when it comes to reading. I want a good, solid man who’s for what I believe in. This New Year reso

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Jan 51 min read

The famous seaplane PNG-1 and its flight from San Francisco to Kauai, Hawaii, was a disaster and a success!

--- Commander John Rogers and his crew aboard the PN9-1 embarked on an extraordinary journey, traversing 1,830 miles through the skies and an additional 230 miles across the tumultuous ocean in a seaplane. Turned the boat—a true testament to their remarkable endurance and exceptional seamanship. Their flight spanned from August 31 to September 8, 1926—a journey filled with both anticipation and peril. The crew prepared for their landing on the rough sea, the radio crackle

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Dec 27, 20253 min read

Use snowy weather to slow down and take a trip

Haste Cry for the things we've done in haste So little we need, So much we waste. Our steps in life, so rapid , they fall. We rarely have time, because We need it all. Are we entirely to blame? I don't think so, But still, it's our hands that push the buttons Ric I often think about slowing down: more time with the kids, not eating so fast, meeting my wife's needs, and expressing my love for her, my kids, and my grandkids.

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Dec 25, 20251 min read

New Year's snow in the Pacific Northwest, Happy New Year

Cold, cold and cold The Snow Whiter than white it floats down, making just a little sound. Men and women, light footsteps fall, walking past a snowy mall. Looking in windows and wishing for warmth They leaned into the wind, which was blowing from the North. The cold is soaking through, chilling to the bone. A decision must be made to go home. While the fluffy white snow was nice They knew they’d have to go out in it more than twice. So, arriving home, they shove

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Dec 25, 20251 min read

It's New Year's. Happy New Year!

It's Christmas! Ready, set, go. Amazon, Walmart, Target. I just have that feeling we should go to our downtown and spend some money. Times are hard for them right now. The tariffs have hurt their prices. They can’t keep up with online stores and big department stores. These stores are the backbone of our nation. I may be stating the obvious. Just thought I’d remind myself that this is almost our civic duty to our city. And nation. I am an oldster who is retired. It’s so ea

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Dec 12, 20252 min read

The Consequences of Procrastination

20 th Nov. 25 Just a thought this morning: I have been forgetting to return the iron skillet I borrowed about two weeks ago. I felt bad for one week. Another week went by. Do I take something over with the tray? But... at two weeks. It's all the harder to bring it back. So I'm thinking now, what the heck to do? I could bring over a sack of chips or something. That is right? I don't know. My back's hurting too much to go to the store. I can heat this can of soup or something

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Dec 5, 20251 min read

Lost in the mountains of Washington

The day was a typical hot day with blue skies and the hot, sweet smell of the desert. I live in the Tri-Cities, WA state. The Tri-Cities is a desert and comprises the cities of Pasco, Richland, and Kennewick. Some call this the Columbia basin. This great basin is where air circulates in a spiral, keeping the winds blowing in a circle. Keeps the air a little polluted and full of pollen. The many forest fires burning in the summer make the smoke a heavy pollutant. I was leavi

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Nov 25, 20255 min read

Fun facts about barnstorming

A fact about pilots. Written by Ric The plane is similar to the Curtiss JN-4 Jenny that most barnstormers used. The Air Service part of the US Army used this plane (Nicknamed the Jenny). The war was over in 1918, and the "Air Service" almost gave the planes away for $500 each. The aircraft came in boxes and had to be assembled. If the pilot wanted one, it was often picked up from an army base and had to be assembled by a mechanic. Most of the barnstormers were returning pilo

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Nov 22, 20253 min read

A thought about a hospital visit

Terrible pains, and what do you know, small bowel obstruction, which is serious. I had the same thing happen 5 years back. It’s getting to be a complete (and I’ll use it) drag, won’t say much about it except it involves tremendous pain. This went on for three days. I could go further, but no one needs to hear it. I made up a poem about it after this bout of the infamous episode. hospital Does anyone like the hospita

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Nov 16, 20251 min read

The world's first personal computer for under 100.00

the 4 th of Nov; can’t believe it’s almost Thanksgiving and Christmas. What’s on my mind? I got a new MacBook Air and finally got the computer to recognize the hard drive. I finally found the setting to change the font size on my laptop. It’s incredible what that computer can do. When I first received the laptop, I transferred my old data from my 15-year-old Mac to the new MacBook Air. The computer didn’t like that, and I had to delete the system, then reload the operating s

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Nov 4, 20252 min read

About this site

he AI put allot of my posts in a format that reads much darker than my writing.. So you can read the page then iust click off to the left of the page and my page will come up. so you can navigate the site.This only applies to desk tops and tablets. Enjoy the darker easyier way to read writing,then switch over to my original page for navigation Also there are little ^ These are menus' Also, there are (see all) at the end of the Post for navigation then you can also right

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Nov 3, 20251 min read

Terror at O'Sullivan lake in Washington

A Stormy Twist at O’Sullivan Resort: An Unforgettable Adventure How a Weekend Getaway Turned Into a Survival Story This story is all mine (Ric) but written by AI which faithfully followed my story.I wrote more at the end of the story.) Setting the Scene at O’Sullivan Resort There’s something magical about the O’Sullivan resort. Nestled on the edge of a vast reservoir, it’s the kind of place where worries melt away and adventure seems to call from every corner. My family and I

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Nov 3, 20253 min read

Arthur, the king

October 28th 2025 "Arthur the King" is the movie. I was talking to my daughter last night, and the subject came up of what her favorite movie was. She thought for a minute and, almost reverently, said, "Arthur, the movie." She went on to say that it was about a dog befriended by a famous adventurer of the year. He would form a team and then enter them in grueling races through the Amazon and other famous races all over the world. We watched it together last night, and from th

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Oct 28, 20251 min read

We the People

October (written by Ric) 24th 25 We live in a terrific country, and this is an excellent time to live here. If we were poor, we could improve our circumstances; if we were disadvantaged, we have a terrific society that gives us every chance to have a good life. Good and evil come and go, and sometimes societies clash. We in America try to make freedom the norm and have always sought to live by our Constitution, which protects us and guarantees certain inalienable rights. The

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Oct 25, 20251 min read

Discover the Story of eight boys and a leader's Washington adventure. ( click to the left to get the full story)

A road was an old logging r oad. that we were on and much higher This happened fifty years ago. Darn, I'm going to give my age away here. I was seventeen, and we were experienced river rafters. We had a crazy scoutmaster and generally crazy young men who liked excitement. We didn't have much television, no computers, no computer games, no cell phones, and parents who generally let us do whatever we wanted and loved our experiences. It was a different time, for sure! Here's o

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Oct 11, 20255 min read

Embracing Imperfection: Journey of a Not-So-Great Writer

I must start this post out and acknowledge that I’m not the greatest writer, oh yes, I said it. You ask, why would a writer say this?...

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Oct 6, 20251 min read

The armageddon man and two sons..

1956 Dodge pickup I My brother who is five years younger than I, and I had a very bad hobby. It just happened that my new father, who just adopted us, had an avid hobby loading ammo in his man cave, which we called the gun room. He had the required tools like a swage device., It's a long-handled lever that was a mystery as to how it worked. I eventually learned you screw in different dies to do different things. Shells that were ejected when you were shooting at the gun range

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Sep 30, 20253 min read

a step up

. The dog had to go, and he's at my son's home in Pasco, we really love that beautiful black shepherd of 120 poundsl. My son in Spokane...

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Sep 18, 20252 min read

You'll want know what happened in Seattle on september 1924.

In This was writen by A.I. In 1924, Major Harold G. Martin led an extraordinary expedition that made history as one of the first teams to...

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Sep 5, 20252 min read

BARNSTORMING

Barnstormingblog

I will be adding my on going research about Barnstorming, which referred to pilots who traveled around the country side drumming up business in the way of rides and flying lessons; in the 1920's and 30's. Flying was their passion, although they needed the money to fund their profession and make a name for themselves.
I have added information about Tex Rankin, Floyd Kelso and different subjects concerning aviation.
I'm including my writing which is a passion of mines.
I hope you'll enjoy my content, it is on going research and my writing is usually daily.