Well, if you thought getting older meant slowing down.
Well,
we want to introduce you to a group who's proving
you're never too old to soar at the skies.
Take a look at this
Danbury airport had some unique visitors. Wednesday morning.
You know, it's not often when the mayor could say we got
ufos over Danbury today,
right?
But these
ufos come in peace.
My name is Bob Barker
and I'm President Emeritus of the United Flying Oxygen Areas.
It's a club for what some might call rare birds. Pilots. Age 80 and up.
We have a passion for flying.
When I joined the UFO, there were about 475 members. We have 1900 members now
worldwide.
Once a year, those who live in the northeast,
meet up for the group's reunion in Danbury.
There
we
go.
We get together
to meet and talk
and talk
and talk.
86 year old Jack Rosen arrived from Massachusetts in a plane. He built
Jack's Aircraft and his attire. A welcome sight.
What does it say?
It says, I don't know how to
act my age. I've never been this old before while age can't ground these guys.
Unfortunately, the weather can,
19 planes from across the northeast were slated to touch down here. Only two dead,
there are some storms west of us. So we're going to keep our eyes on that
Mother Nature always wins. It doesn't matter how many,
it's a quality experience for those who come.
About two dozen members made the trip by
car to bond over their enthusiasm for aviation.
You dance with the clouds
and it's just a glorious feeling. It becomes a piece of your soul.
It keeps you with shoot and aware.
Perhaps the secret to staying young at heart lies in the sky
or the company you keep.
We have also made some very close friends here through the years. This organization
has meant so much to me and has meant so much to so many
people
in Danbury, Marissa Alter News 12 Connecticut
and I thanks to Marisa Alter for that report. Uh What are you gonna do after 80?
Because I don't envision myself flying a plane,
flying a plane.
But I wanna do, I don't want, it has to be more than gardening, maybe hiking.
I
mean, I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be, I'm gonna be on my golf cart drunk at 80.
I, well, I'm not gonna go,
I'm just gonna be on the cart.
Ok.