Originally Posted by
212man
The first time I saw the trick, with the pencils, was in the late great Shawn Coyle’s book! Must be a Canadian thing…..
Actually a Vietnam Vet , home only 6 months, Kelly Graham from Allons Tennessee demonstrated it in a tent on the James Bay Power Project in winter 1974. Said he had been shown it in USA flight school.
I was still a fixed wing driver at the time.
Hope you are doing well.