As for stories, I can tell you that the first five times Tom ever went up in an airplane, he had to jump out!
LOL, the first 5 times my dad went up in a plane (Air Force) he puked... he didn't go for number 6.
'And, finally, when all of the pulling was done, Gertrude, behind her, again had just one...
That one little feather she had as a starter. But now that's enough, because now she is smarter.'