I was a real pattern pilot before old age and bad health caught up with me. I never said I was a very good pattern pilot. But if enthusiasm and spending bucks counts, I was right up there with the very best.

I'll see you guys around the campus. You'll be able to spot me by the Rascal 110 I'll be flying, off to the side and all alone. My trusty ASP 1.80 putt-putt will be thumping away, not furiously, mind you, and I'll be flying the old, unrecognizable pattern sequence alone.

Just be careful that you don't get some errant blood clots, or you'll be ordering a Rascal 110 also. In fact, you better mention to your Doc that you should start Plavix treatment to forestall the inevitable.

Has everyone forgotten that most BPA enthusiasts are entering old age now? Might I suggest that summer heat might have a lot to do with low attendance figures in the SPA also? Or has the SPA, and now the BPA, been hijacked by youngsters in good health and to hell with the old farts whose dues really support the organization? And, and - what was I talking about?

I guess there comes a time when we really should forget the past and live in the present.

(This is supposed to be humorous, folks. Relax)






Sorry for the august date it is whats available at my field, Sweating like a pig seems to be a common theme at any pattern event AMA, SPA, BPA. but there is a over hang (or hang over) that will accommodate more flyers than will probably show.


gary