Gus Munich

I once read Richard Bach's book Jonathan Livingston Seagull, and was fascinated with Jonathan's story. Like most innovators, engineers, and inventors, I identified with the spirit of Jonathan. I live in an area of Long Island, New York that's saturated with sea gulls. I have a home on the Great South Bay, and sea gulls fly over my back yard all through the year. Their graceful flight is unique among birds. I am sure that they fly not only to find food, but also for the fun of flying. They soar and swoop in every direction when simple, straightline flight would suffice. Our local flying field is next to the wetlands that adjoin the Great South Bay. The sea gulls outnumber the considerable number of model fliers! The sea gulls wheel and turn overhead; they rise in the morning thermals, then peel off and head for the sea. In the afternoon we are treated with their return.