July 22 - Biplane

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your stewardess speaking... We regret any inconvenience the sudden cabin movement might have caused, this is due to periodic air pockets we encountered, there's no reason to become alarmed, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your flight... By the way, is there anyone on board who knows how to fly a plane?

~ Airplane!

I have oftentimes confessed that I don't know my balloon history.  David Grist is man referred to with great reverence and I had no idea who he was.  So when I saw his DVDs were just recently provided as digital downloads, I figured I would give him a watch.

Wow!

I'll say it again.  Wow!

This guy was obviously a forerunner to the amazing balloons we see today.  I feel like I just learned who Bob Dylan was.

This biplane takes a decent amount of time to weave, but the results are amazing.  I only built one, but I can imagine how I would modify it to make a number of styles of planes (not just biplanes).

We have clearance, Clarence. Roger, Roger. What's our vector, Victor?	I am serious!  And don't call me Shirley!
The problems of three little people don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world. Someday you'll understand that. Now now... Here's looking at you, kid.