September 5, 2022 - Griffin's First Flight |
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| Today the family drove out to Essex Skypark to watch me take one of my grandsons -- Griffin -- up in the plane for the first time. Griffin is almost nine years old and is excited about going flying, after watching an airshow at the Golden Age Air Museum yesterday. | ||||||
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In the cockpit for the taxi over to the fuel pumps.
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| Fueled up, and strapped in! | ||||||
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Taxiing out.
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And we're airborne high over the Eastern Shore, looking down at some cumulous clouds. Griffin did very well on the flight and clearly enjoyed it. He's a natural. Maybe a future pilot ... |
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| A broken layer at around 3,000 feet enabled me to show Griffin what clouds were like. | ||||||
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| Looking down at a new private airstrip on the Eastern shore. | ||||||
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| Looking down at the squad as we pass overhead Essex Skypark. | ||||||
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| Lynnette and grandaughter Parker. | ||||||
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| Pretty as a peach. | ||||||
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| Parker standing next to the RV-10 project. | ||||||
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Griffin escorting his cousin Parker around.
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| Grandson Teddy (6) bravely gets strapped into the RV. | ||||||
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Daughter Lucy's family plus extra niece.
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| Lucy and niece Parker. | ||||||
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| Proud parents Lucy and Don with son Griffin the flyer. | ||||||
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| Fierce Griffin ready to protect his little cousin. | ||||||
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