Very awe-some story Ted! Makes me wish so bad that I was there. I regret that I missed a chance to fly in the very plane you speak of. Guess I had a problem with having to be somewhere else for some reason or another. 
If they ever come back to the area, your story has convinced me that that would be an opportunity that I wouldn't want to miss again!
Well, if you get the chance to go up to Oshkosh, the plane is there when it's not on tour. It's the same Ford Tri-Motor that was on the cover of Flying Magazine about six months ago. Silver, with blue trim. It's worth the price of the ride and then some!
