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Fallingwater House in rural Pennsylvania is less than an hour’s drive from Pittsburgh. It has long been considered the crown jewel of Frank Lloyd Wright’s long architectural design career. The integration of the home to its natural surroundings is stunning. Built in 1935, its cost would have been approximately
$3 million today.
DECEMBER 2019
Bucket Lists, Part II: ✓ Be a Box Checker!
by Matthew McDaniel
Author’s Note: The following is the second future destination itself. Starting a list or two is Step 1,
installment in a series of articles which may
resonate with King Air corporate and charter pilots as it relates to making the most of travel downtime. But it can also apply to the owner/pilot, whether it’s making a stop on the way to a planned destination or adding a future destination to visit. After all, making the most of layovers and planned or unplanned travel downtime is a goal any pilot can pursue. If you have layover pursuits or places you’ve enjoyed and feel are “must sees,” please feel free to drop the author an email with any ideas you might have for future installments of this series (contact information follows the article).
In Review
In Part I of this series, we introduced the concept of list making. A sort of bucket list, used to enhance your layovers (long and short) by encouraging you to get out and explore, checking boxes off your list(s) along the way; or by making a stop on your way to a planned destination or making the bucket list visit a
but checking the boxes is the real goal. When surplus time is in your day’s clock, exploration is hard to beat for using that time to remind yourself that flying really can take you to interesting places.
During my many years of flying as a corporate, charter, fractional, airline and traveling­instructor pilot, I’ve had many layover lists running concurrently. Today, I’ll discuss one of my more successful lists, if progressing steadily through said list is the gauge for ‘success.’ Along the way, we’ll touch on some related list types that might better suit your personal style or interests.
Architecture
OK, I admit it. I’m an official history geek. I love history and all the different avenues of interests it can lead to. History is the topic that never ends and nearly any human­interest you name has historical ties that bind it together. For me, one of those interests is architecture. No, I’m not an architect, nor do I have any desire to be one. But I grew up in a small Midwestern town that has been world renown for decades for its abundance of notable modernist and postmodernist architecture. The founders of Columbus, Indiana, made a commitment early in the city’s history to hire prominent architects to design unique buildings. Prominent and philanthropic citizens and corporations have kept that commitment alive for well over a century. Dozens of churches, the public library, most of the schools, banks, office buildings, fire stations, the courthouse, city hall, malls and even the jail all display panache and character not often associated with such utilitarian buildings. The city consistently ranks in the Top Ten U.S. Cities for Modernist Architecture, with eight buildings on the National Historic Register and over 60 buildings considered to be outstanding examples of modernist architecture. As a result, Columbus has earned the nickname, “Athens of the Prairie.” One can scarcely grow up in such an environment without having some lingering appreciation for fine architecture, even long after life has rendered me far removed from my hometown.
Often being both technically and historically minded, I’ve found many pilots seem to share my appreciation for architecture. Some prefer historical buildings, with their organic materials and hand­crafted details, while
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