Tripacer 2917P T’was the night before Christmas and up in the air
Flew 17 Papa causing people to stare It’s hard to believe cause it sounds so absurd Since he bought the Tripacer, Larry thinks he’s a bird To Wisconsin, Kentucky, Oklahoma, let’s see Illinois and Missouri and yes, Tennessee “Can you fly 90 hours in six months?” they all ask Well, he only comes down when he’s looking for gas With the ground speed 180 there’s a wind on the tail Imagine the ground speed if she just had a sail Ground winds are 20 with gusts to four 0 But the Tripe has a nose wheel so it’s go baby go! If he lands at your airport don’t even ask why Just take pity on “Birdman” as he’s waving goodbye You see he can’t help it; it’s a many year dream Not to rent but to own his own flying machine With the annual behind him, a thing of the past It’s a quick oil change and a fill up with gas Bill Riggin, his buddy, helps him stay in the air If he were Santa’s mechanic it’d be Christmas all year He goes every direction, when it’s dark or its light So his flight’s no surprise on a Christmas Eve night He paints pretty targets with his transponder on It wouldn’t surprise me if he’s up there till dawn He just passed a sleigh with a pilot named “Nick” Who thinks his contraption is clever and quick But as Larry blows by him, Nick shouts in disgust This sleigh may be clever, but a “Tripe” is a must For you see Santa once bought a “Pacer” in stead But a ground loop maneuver put him back in his sled Now fret not or worry, it turned out all right Or you wouldn’t be hearing those sleigh bells tonight © 1998 Larry Flesner, Carterville, Illinois 62918 ________________________________ -Please see LIST RULES and KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html -Change list delivery options at https://list.krnet.org/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ Affinity List Info Board -Search recent KRnet Archives at https://list.krnet.org/empathy/list/krnet.list.krnet.org/ -Search John Bouyea's decades of archive at https://www.mail-archive.com/krnet@list.krnet.org/
