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Old 05-19-2008, 05:20 AM
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Default RE: Mint Julep

It was a record turn out for the Julep. 86 pilots registered.

The wind was brutal though. For the morning rounds on Sat and Sun. it wasn't too bad (well, early on anyway). Many fliers (including me) scratched the 2nd and 4th rounds because of the wind. Those conditions really separated the really good fliers from the average guys.

I didn't stick around to see what the final standings were, so hopefully someone will post those.

A great time thought, and well worth the trip and effort. I'll get some more pics up sometime soon hopefully. But here's one of Greg Hahn's great B-17 coming in for a landing. As I said, the wind was brutal and unpredictable. Cross (most of the time) and very gusty. Guys like Greg made it look easy though. A few planes were torn up unfortunately.