I've only been doing this for about 4 years, now; doesn't sound like I missed much as far as the technology (or lack thereof) of the '50's and '60's went.

Can you imagine the reaction in about 1955-1960 at your field, everyone with their escapement or ground based tube radios, flying a big (for then) .60 size plane; some guy shows up with a tandem trailer, unloads a 40+ % Yak with a DA-150, or better yet, a BVM F-100 turbine, and has the latest JR-Futaba-HiTec-Airtronics 9 channel PCM computer radio?

They'd wonder what planet he was from.