Fred 54

Ask some of the Old Timers around that Tri-Motor if they remember Jim Larkin.
I had the privilege for "escorting" Jim all over the place for his last three or four years.

Even in his eighties, he still flew with fascination and enthusiasm for both flying and Idaho. Got to drop into places where he knew some elders of the Idaho past. One of almost scary ones was Yellow Jacket. Jim Larkin is the MAJOR highlights of my time flying. Found picture of Jim doing "field work" on a Tri-Motor with the tail number 2F

Got to spend a whole day in the McCall jump school / base. A benefit from having flown the son of the person the base is named after to Big Crick for breakfast.

The person I bought the ugly green epoxy primer coated 170 from in McCall had been a jumper - his name is on the 100 and 200 jump lists. Jim kept razzing me to get drunk and go into the old Forrester Bar. I told him, "Not my style."

Got enough of a story from the tamer old Woodsmen Bar, now a newer restaurant next to the downtown Shell station which a friend owned for a while.

Gettin Late
Nufffornow
Thanks for the memories
Chris C

Nothing to add except to say thanks to you guys for sharing some history I'd have never been privy to otherwise. I really enjoy reading posts and threads like these!

That was interesting seeing and hearing those old smoke jumpers. I'd love to take a ride in that trimotor. It looks like there is a heck of a lot more shoulder and leg room than in the last 737 I rode in. I was just about crippled from being all scrunched up by the time we landed.