Tom, Don,

Thanks for the heads up on work and the hobby.

I've had a few jobs I liked a lot. I need to build one of those about now.

A means to an end? Uh hu, I think the one I have now means this is the end. ha

I'm through crying now!!!

This Friday and Saturday I'm looking forward to a training session each day. I hope I can find the landing strip most of the time with the Eagle. It will be good to finally get my wings and won't have to wait for dates with the instructor. Some Fridays there are guys out at the field, and most Saturdays more than just a few people show up and fly.

Oh the fly-in wasn't exactly that, it was actually a fun fly. I think I understand the fly-in is a bigger deal. Anyway, there will be others. There are several clubs within a few hours driving distance.

I was into astronnomy for a while the last couple of years. I built most of the telescopes I used and enjoyed the views enough to crave something with higher quality glass and bigger aperature than I have. I made a few 50mm scopes and a few 70mm scopes of different focal lengths. Views of the Moon were great. I could easily see the rings around Saturn and sometimes see the bands of Jupiter. I could never find Uranus or Neptune, but I did see Venus in its cresent phase, even at around 10:00 AM. My tripod and mounts were all home made and had to be moved by hand almost continuously.

What's that got to do with Eagles and 4 strokes? Nut'n honey.

elad