Rex Smuts, left, celebrated his 90th birthday by taking the Cessna 172 for a spin. Hank Henry served as co-pilot.
(Photo by Jerry Baker/HC)
When Houstonian Rex Smuts celebrated his 90th birthday recently, he wanted to do something special.
With the help of co-pilot Hank Henry, 87, Rex took a 50-minute spin in a Cessna 172.
Rex did the flying on this particular joy ride.
“But Hank kept me on the right path,” Rex said. “I was a little rough, but it just seemed natural.”
Rex, a retired swimming pool contractor, was a pilot during World War II and the Korean War. He continued to fly in the ’70s before abandoning his favorite hobby.
I asked Rex if he plans to fly again when he turns 91.
“I may not wait that long,” he said.
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