Mother's Day Flight

I flew yesterday Jay... in a friends brand new single seat glider.. spent
about an hour zipping around the valley at 8000MSL with 600-1000-fpm climbs.

Just needed that first 2000ft tow to the first thermal that registered
1200fpm at times.. but the averager did get up to about 800fpm UP

BT

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Mary flew the four of us over to the "Black Angus" restaurant in Prairie
du
Chien, Wisconsin for a wonderful Mother's Day brunch today. The winds
were
light, the sun was warm, and Midwest and Mississippi valley was bathed in
an
intense spring green that almost hurts your eyes.

Her flight, approach, and landing into the sometimes tricky winds at PDC
were appropriately perfect. (The airport is surrounded by 500 foot
bluffs
that can make for some interesting winds...)

The Black Angus is renowned for their terrific steaks, and we had some
that
could be cut with a fork. It is right across the street from the FBO, so
you don't even need to hassle with a courtesy car.

Mary says it was her best Mother's Day ever! Anyone else go flying for
Mother's Day?
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Jay Honeck wrote:

Mary says it was her best Mother's Day ever! Anyone else go flying for
Mother's Day?

Planned on it, but the best plans do not always work out. The previous
year I flew my wife and two boys to a Mother's Day breakfast at a nearby
greasy spoon and I wanted to reinforce this new annual tradition by
going somewhere this year.

Last year we couldn't go to our number one choice, the Ithaca Airport
(KITH, located in central NY) Mother's Day pancake breakfast, due to
thunderstorms, so this year I opted to fly there for breakfast. I woke
up early and, during flight planning, learned there were scattered t-
storms around the area. Strike one.

I then realized that I never actually read an announcement about the
pancake breakfast at the airport this year, so I called. Nope, this
year the flying club at Ithaca decided to host a Father's day breakfast
instead (in June). Strike 2.

The final whiff happened when I realized that my wife was still asleep.
Since she normally does not have this luxury, I concluded she would
enjoy her day by sleeping in. So, my boys and I made pancakes at home
while the line of storms moved out of our area.

--
Peter

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Mary says it was her best Mother's Day ever! Anyone else go flying for
Mother's Day?

Of course. Since my wife and daughter were off for a spa treatment, I took
advantage of the "loose end" time to hitch a ride in a friend's Cub, doors
open and everything. Or maybe that's not what you meant.

My own mother's Mother's Day was weeks ago anyway.

-- David Brooks

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Mary says it was her best Mother's Day ever! Anyone else go flying for
Mother's Day?

Yes, I took my daughter-in-law and her family up in the Saratoga for her
mother's day gift. Two grandchildren, 2 and 6. They had a ball. Only
problem is, she was airsick. It must be because she is pregnant, because
she has flown long XC trips with me before and was fine. The little unborn
guy wiggled a lot.

First time I have ever had 7 people in the Saratoga!

Stan