And not in that order....First - Corvair college was a blast. I had a lot
of fun meeting friends and new builders. 99% came with good attitudes and a
willingness to learn and help each other and that is always encouraging. To
those who are of the 1% - please learn to be less selfish. WW works his
tail off for this college and does more than 10 of use could do - plus he
keeps
OUR safety in mine. You cant find anybody more willing to help the
experimental folk that also keeps his mind on safety and reliability, and does
the
college for FREE!.
It was nice that to see Dan, Mark, Steve, Chuck, and Mr. Greene show up
in their Corvaircraft. The pinical of my time their was the Sat evening
flying with Dan and Gus. We tore up the skies pretty good but Dan was "over
the
top". His experience allows him to do more than I am comfortable with as of
yet. - Good thing those who were upset about my flyby at Mark Jones' place
weren't there. We simply had FUN! YYEEEEHHAAAWWWW!
Second - when I got home I found I had recieved a complementary issue of
SPORTMAN PILOT magazine. The editor/owner of this magazine is Jack Cox who
was the editor for EAA Sport Aviation for many years. I had met him at Sun N
Fun 04 but did not know who he was. Inside the magazine was a very nice
three page spread on N41768. It was a humbling experience but a thrill at
the
same time to see your plane in a magazine. I think Ill get a couple more
copies to save. Thank you Jack.
Third - Elaine and I left out of Valdosta and flew to Edgewater FL and
met up with Glenda McElwee for a trip out to the Bahamas for the weekend.
Glenda had reserved a motel and had invited us with. We flew a rented 172 out
to the Bahamas and had a real fun time. This trip was more a learning
experience for me than anything else. Now that I know the paperwork and
flight
procedures I will be able to fly there more in the future with the KR. I do
have
to equip the KR a little better before I can so the flight but it will be a
comfortable trip to make. Elaine had a lot of fun out there as well. After
spending the week at the Corvair College I owed her a little "daddy time" and
I believe it was time well spend. Thank you Glenda for the experience and
what I learned.
Dont worry too much Mark L.......Not having flown a 172 since 1993 I
made two misserable landings and one fair landing - even Elaine complained
about them. I wasnt ready to have time to cook an omelete on final....
300 hours and counting.......
Bill Clapp
