May 28, 2006 - Great Soaring Day |
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| The family all jumped into the van and we headed out to the Flycow Airpark for a fun day of soaring and picnicing. It was a banner day at the Flycow. At one point we had five gliders in the air -- me in the Ka-8, Bruce in the AS-27, Bill in the Birdfalke, a new guy in a Ka-7, and Jack in the big yellow WWII Pratt-Read trainer. Not to mention Jan in the motorglider that towed us all up. Jan flew his Tiger Moth also. | ||||||
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Bruce, Jack and Bruce's friend William standing next to the Tiger Moth.
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I had a great flight in the Ka-8 -- almost two and a half hours. I
could have stayed up longer, finding lift was no problem. I got up
to 4700 feet. I had fun dog-fighting with Bruce, doing big full
stalls and wingovers, and thermalling with some buzzards.
Afterward, Lucy and I washed the Ka-8. |
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The business end of the Tiger Moth.
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| Bruce rolling out in the Baby Ace. | ||||||
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| Lynnette cooking the Bratworst! | ||||||
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| Everyone chowing down. Does it get any better than this? | ||||||
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Bill always stays up as long as possible. Here, he's rolling by in
his newly-restored Birdfalke.
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| Bruce heading out to do some barnstorming in the Baby Ace. | ||||||
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