My brother-in-law, John, is a retired pilot. Flying has been his passion since his youth; it still is. When we were in Tucson a couple weeks ago, we made it a point to not go to the Pima Air Museum, just in case he wanted to see it again while he's here (in Phoenix).
Yes, it is a bit of a drive. This museum is world class. We headed out early, picked up John, and hit the road... hoping that we would not get caught in the middle of rush hour. Didn't help. Bumper to bumper through most of metro Phoenix.
We stopped for breakfast, then south to Tucson.
On to the displays...
John and I by one of the fighter/bombers the company he worked for made...
John by the model of a warbird he once flew...
Joan getting a check-out...
In the space building of the museum, one of the guides asked if we had ever been photographed on the moon...
The guy was especially impressed when John let him know that his former boss (CEO of General Dynamics, and a former astronaut) actually took that background photo.
It was a long drive down and back... and so worth it. John enjoyed the visit, we enjoyed hearing many of his experiences with the different planes.
We got back to the HitchHiker just after sunset...
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