Joe Horton:  

Been married for47 yeas this year. My wife, Mary, is a dear woman whom I love more every day that passes. She still puts up with me and my hobbies....Amateur Radio, Model Airplanes and a old sports car, i.e., a 1973 MGB Red Convertable. Two daughters and four grandchildren. Traveled around a bit the last fifteen years I was working for the Govt. Had a great one-of-a-kind job, involving movment of high value assets by armored Transport, both domestically and internationally. Did a lot of interesting air movements. My aircraft of choice was the C5-Alpha. Retired in 1995 from that life after thirty-two (32) years and taught for Five Years for Office of the State's Attorney, Enjoyed working. Never had a day I did not learn something. Worked closely with USAF and somebody discovered I knew a little bit about radio communications so I ended up doing some things involving electronics. Some people along the way, you loved less than others, but when taken as a whole, not bad!!!!. Now working on the proverbial "Bucket List" Just started out by completing a lifetime wish to fly in a open cockpit bipane. The old bird was a 1928 New Standard Biplane operating out of Old Rhinebeck Airdrome in Kingston-Rhinebeck, NY. My wife asked me How long it would take me to get into the cockpit, flying helmet and goggles and all....Took me about six seconds. What a thrill, listening to the throaty growl of the Big Wright Whirlwind 1200 Horsepower Radial Engine and more so....the Wind singing in the wires on final approach into Rhinebeck. Ya had to be there!!!!. Mary and I are now planning a day trip, possibly an overnight to Mohegan Island, about ten miles off the coast of Maine. Both of us suffer from the standard old people ailments, me, Diabetes II and Mary, a bunch of stuff. That...Expand for more