It was actually a very incredible day. The weather couldn't have been much better - nearly no wind most of the day, blue skies, there were lots of Fokkers and Friends, and also just a whole bunch of good flying. That we pulled off a "Twenty-One Wing Salute" still amazes me - mostly cause we only figured it out AFTER the flight!! - but no matter how many, it was still a great moment. And even better, we had NO crashes of note all day - only two planes (that I know of) suffered any real damage - Stephen's Brisfit knocked it's undercarriage off on a bit of an untidy landing, and Sam's P-40 took out one landing gear on a take-off attempt - that was the attrition for the day (not counting my Honda Odyssey which spent an hour at the tire shop, after picking up a nail on the way down - what is it about landing gear this weekend?!?)!!

Thanks to GCRCC, and especially to Joe Westrich for putting this all together - for me it was a very cathartic and needed flying day, and sure helped get me a bit out of the funk I've been in since March.




Thanks, everyone!!

Lee McDuffee
the WinterHawke

I'll try to get a video or two posted here as well later tonight . . .