Citabria

(A Citabria is an aerobatic plane, and yes I looped-de-looped.

Archive 2006-12-01 ____Maggie 2006

(A Citabria is an aerobatic plane, and yes I looped-de-looped.

5 Things You May Not Know about Me ____Maggie 2006

It has been reported by persons at the Flying M airstrip, which is very close to Yerington, Nevada, where the pilot took off yesterday morning that he was flying a Citabria Super Decathlon single-engine aircraft with the tail number of N240R.

CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2007 2007

I glanced at what was left of the Citabria, quickly looked away.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

Hy Ripinsky, my very significant other and the owner of Citabria 77289.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

A Citabria bearing the identification number 77289.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

But D'Silva had identified with me before we'd even met, and she probably still entertained the delusion that landing the Citabria together had been a bonding experience for both of us.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

Much of this could have been avoided had she been wearing a seat belt when she put the Citabria into the ground loop.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

I sat in the Citabria in the run-up area at the foot of runway 17, checking the mags and carburetor heat, rechecking the oil pressure, the other instruments, the controls.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998

Disappointment dealt my stomach the kind of weightless, hollow feeling as when an updraft slammed the Citabria.

While Other People Sleep Muller, Marcia 1998