Mickey Harrison and His Experimental Airplane
I was standing at the kitchen window this morning and heard what sounded like a go cart heading my direction. I was trying to figure out what I was hearing when a small plane flew right at the cabin. It circled us about 3 times and flew towards our driveway. Doug had seen this plane land and take off on the driveway before but couldn’t get home quick enough to see who it was.
Doug had been emailing on the computer – still in his boxer shorts and t-shirt. But he was determined to see who was in the airplane and what they wanted. So he grabbed a pistol and took off up the drive – still in his underwear!
Well, the pilot turned out to be Mickey Harrison, the preacher at The Church of Christ in Morenci – just a super nice guy enjoying the beautiful country at Double Circle Ranch and the Apache-Sitgreaves. He had landed on our driveway before while trying to get our attention so he could introduce himself as a friend of Fred’s. The go cart noise was his Xair experimental airplane’s Rotax engine. Doug was quite taken by the airplane. He has wanted some kind of plane since we bought the ranch – which is OK as long as I can up his life insurance amount. I have no idea what the pastor thought about Doug in his boxers- sometimes you just don’t want to ask. But Mickey was gentleman enough not to mention the unorthodox attire and they had a good visit. We’re looking forward to his next arrival…
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