CHAPTER 6TOO FINE
When the Peace Corps act was passed by Congress on September 22, 1961, it was a particular boon to Africa Air Services. The company was able to add these Peace Corps volunteers to its long list of contract passengers along with technical service people and Liberian government officials. Although passenger service was lucrative, it was usually simple coastal routes that were considered less desirable by the AAS pilots. So it was not a great surprise to me that most of my trips in the beginning were coastal.
My first solo trip was about an hour’s flight down the coast to a small town by a lake and close to a mountain. It was a beautiful place, and the sea was nearby. I decided to hotdog a little, so I flew along the beach and veered in and out between palm trees. It was a
