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I know this doesn't quite fit in with everything else, but it is about the Air Zoo. Several years ago, I think in May 2002, I went on a bus trip from CWH to the Air Zoo, if it was 2002 I would have been 14. I thought it was a fantastic museum, only disapointment was that we couldn't fly in the Trimotor as it had been recently grounded. We were somewhat rushed through the museum due to our own tour group, however my Dad, my friend and his dad were taking our time enjoying the museum. A volunteer from the museum started talking about the Dauntless to us, as we were standing infront of it, and told us about the recovery and restoration, very informative, then he gave my friend and I the chance to sit in it. I don't know if this is common or not, but it sure made my day, next best thing to flying in it was sitting in it! If all the volunteers are like the gentleman who let my friend and I sit in the Dauntelss, then there sure is a great group of volunteers there, and I hope to visit the museum again some day. Also, it is a shame that the greedy insurance companys have forced a top rate museum into submission, preventing these aircraft from flying, however, this is one of the best static museums I've ever been to (I think Dayton wins just by numbers, but the Air Zoo would be a close second).
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