This week's emotions will always be remembered The resignation and patience to stand two days stuck in Warrensberg, Missouri, due to weather.
The temptation to call it off and return back home from Warrensberg. The love of my wife, who downplayed her sickness during my trip, so I would keep going to Wausau.(She's fine now) The appreciation for our host at Wausau, Mr. Syd Cohen, who proved to be a true old-school gentleman, in every way. The adrenaline overdose during the caravan from Wausau to Oshkosh... The sense of relief when I finally landed at Oshkosh... in one piece... The incredible sensation of experiencing my first Airventure, at Oshkosh. It's like a Disney World for pilots... Feeling overwhelmed by the 12 hours of flying back home, against headwinds, bouncing and sweating at low altitude. Truly "eating an elephant" Having the patience to wait 4 1/2 hours in Nevada, Missouri, for the ceiling to lift from 400 to 1000 AGL, to resume my flight back home. The thankfulness to Syd Cohen, the volunteers at Wausau, the volunteers at Oshkosh, Mark Hardin (who gave me peace of mind about flying back home with a little discrepancy I noticed), Glen Davis (who took the only pictures showing myself in Oshkosh), the aviation students at Warrensberg (who drove us to and from the hotel), Jody in Nevada, Missouri (who drove me to, and back from, the hotel, and let my plane be the first overnight user of a brand new hangar, for free...), the FBO owner at Durant, Oklahoma (who trusted me with the keys to the FBO office, so I could stay by myself checking the weather), and others I now forget. The stupid (duh!) feeling when that grumpy weather briefer suggested the obviously clear west route around KDFW, to get home, because the east route around KDFW was blocked by weather. I was about to spend another unnecessary night on the road, waiting it out. Duh! The relief of landing back home at KGKY. Thanks, Lord Jesus! The shock and sadness of learning about Dennis. Feeling worse, for being there when it happened, and not learning about it until I got home. Truly a week to remember. Thanks to all who were part of it. Eliacim
