THE PLUMB - 40 ESCADRILLE IS A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO
LOVE TO FLY, WORK ON AIRPLANES AND JUST HANG OUT
AT THE AIRPORT---WE HAVE VERY FEW RULES---NO DUES
AND ONCE YOU ARE ACCEPTED INTO THE GROUP YOU ARE
IN FOR LIFE---OUR EMBLEM IS A PAIR OF WINGS ATTACHED
TO A PLUMB-BOB WHICH HAS A BENT TIP--ALMOST EVERY
ONE IN THE GROUP HAS A DIFFERENT IDEA WHAT THE BENT
TIP STANDS FOR SO WE DON�T TRY TO EXPLAIN IT--WE HAVE
ADOPTED FLOYD H. �SLATS� RODGERS AS OUR PATRON
SAINT AS HE SEEMS TO BE THE RIGHT KIND OF GUY
HE WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN TEXAS TO OBTAIN A FEDERAL
PILOTS LICENSE AND DUE TO SOME QUESTIONABLE ACTIONS
ON HIS PART HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST PILOT TO HAVE HIS
LICENSE TAKEN AWAY--HE BUILT HIS OWN AIRPLANE IN 1911
AND A PICTURE OF HIM AND THIS AIRPLANE TAKEN ON MAIN
STREET IN CLEBURNE, TEXAS IS ON DISPLAY AT THE MUSEUM
IN CLEBURNE
ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE FLYING EXPERIENCES OF �SLATS�
DURING THE EARLY DAYS OF AVIATION IN TEXAS SHOULD
READ THE BOOK �OLD SOGGY NO.1�
