Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for March 21, 2024

PULL UP!

mhm … going left and nothing right.

P51 please don’t take this to be a political statement, but this is what happens when a system has only a left wing.

Adam’s just winging it at this point

I don’t even know where to start on this one. I’m noping out.

He’s a rudder failure…

In other words, Adam’s activities have a propensity not to turn out right.

Clearly Adam’s senses have left as well.

All those WWII videos of planes crash landing come to mind.

Adam’s aeronautical guests stay at the Ballard Street Auger Inn….

Straighten out your aileron.

Good morning Balladeers!

Adam is playing airplane. At least he took it out-of-doors.

He DOES have a little extra weight on that left butt cheek.

I recall reading that the Wright Brother built a second generation plane that twisted the wings to turn. Problem was stopping the turn. Glenn Curtis invented the solution and a huge patent fight began.

Left? Or south?

In Flight Tests, he always would die a lot.

His friends, they called him “The Aero-Not”.

He always went left, which left him bereft.

OK, just go work for Aeroflot… ッ

Adam quickly discovers why few Grand Prix Motorcycle racers are pilots.

Even during his rapid plummet to Mother Earth, Adams wonders if a more robust afterburner would true his aim.

Couldn’t he afford to build two wings? Or does he work for Boeing?

Boeing! Boeing! Boeing!

Dang, this happens every time he forgets to fill his pocket protector with the right number of pens. It’s really Martha’s fault though, she is responsible for the preflight checks.

And like other left-wingers, Adam usually crashes and burns.

You can bank on it. :)

Adam’s adamant about flying to a blue state.

This is what happens when you just wing it.

Think you should perhaps read up a bit on aerodynamics.

Adam’s hope for next years Red Bull Flugtag is dashed

Adam misheard Horace Greeley’s famous quote: Go west, young man, go west.

Adam’s going on a wing and a prayer.

Adam stares at old photos of the Northrop YB-49 “Flying Wing” and is sorely baffled by his own project’s repeated failures.

adam’s flights of fancy tended to crash and burn… ☺

Adam’s paper planes did the same thing. You’d think he would learn from his mistakes.