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We had about 30 kids down here in Mojave Desert, but only 4 pilots, so it took awhile. Fun though, especially when you get the white-knuckled little girls with tears in their eyes, and they end up with humongous grins on their faces. You just know their parents will vote to save your airport someday, should it come to that. Dotty Ray N5474F At 06:10 AM 6/9/02 -0700, Paul M. Anton wrote: >----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any >advice in this forum.]---- > > >Hi All: > >Our Young Eagles was held in pretty grim weather for first rides. It >was pretty bumpy, windy, rainy, etc. I had trouble getting out of Spanaway. >I encountered carb ice I couldn't completely clear during climb out. >So I turned back & waited till it warmed a bit and so got there late. >My pilot number was 25 and I wasn't at the end of the list >by any means > >There were twins, helicopters, homebuilts, cubs, classics, and of course an >Ercoupe. > >As each batch of kids had their paperwork handed to the dispatcher, there >were a pack of pilots hovering like vultures to grab their kid or kids. I >wound up >flying only 2. By the time the second was done, it was already early >afternoon, >there were a myriad of pilots and planes, the wx wasn't improving so I >departed. >I had to put some wingtips on a Cherokee, a tail strobe on another, and >need to feed my own Ercoupe. <G> > >Next year---we'll have good WX, I'll get there on time and fly a dozen kids. > > >Paul >NC2273H > > > > > > >================================================================== >TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm ********************************* Dorothy Hargraves Ray (760) 947-7704 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ********************************* ================================================================== TO UNSUBSCRIBE go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm
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