Moisture

Kaylee is probably sweating to death at band practice right now.  It is HUMID out there.  I saw the heat index at 97 before I quit looking.

I had three flights today, and that was enough for as muggy as it is.   My glasses fogged over when I got in the first airplane.  Talk about a moist day.  ;)

My last guy was a checkout in a new to him Cherokee that he'd bought at the aircraft sales place.  It didn't have toe brakes on either side, and you had to recycle the master switch before it would start charging.  That was all known.  He did a great job with the airplane, I was kind of impressed, as he's a low time pilot, but he handled everything smoothly and well.  That's always a nice surprise.  He was supposed to go with Steve but I did it at the last minute in his place.  I was wearing my lime green Oshkosh t-shirt that has a quote about pilots on it, and he sure looked at me funny at first when I walked up there.  I eventually worked him into a conversation about how long he'd been flying, and he asked me, and when I told him he quit looking at me quite so funny.  lol

I saw a commercial on TV for make-up that doesn't come off with sweat, humidity, or supposedly within 24 hours.  I thought, hmm.  I always sweat my foundation off within the first two hours on these hot days.  It sure would be nice to have it stay on.  So I bought some.  Advertising for the win on that one.  I got to test it out first thing this morning, standing in a hangar with no air flow, 80% humidity and climbing temps.  I felt my face break out into a sweat, but when I wiped it, no make-up came off with it.  I found this to be both slightly thrilling and somewhat creepy.  How does that work, exactly?  And if it doesn't come off with water, am I going to have to scrape it off tonight?  Fascinating stuff, but let me tell you that as of 8:15 pm I think it's still on there just fine.  :D  I used to wonder how the models did that under hot lights and out on the ramps at Oshkosh in the broiling sun, without melting their faces off, clothes sticking to them and their hair limp.  Well, I can't solve the hair or clothes yet, but apparently make-up is like teflon, and I feel like I just found the cheap (well, relatively) drug-store version of the secret.  ;)

Steve and I are on a quick mission to have an extra healthy week.  So as such, it probably wasn't a terrible thing that the fly-out to Muncie for dinner was canceled for weather.  We were all going to meet there at the restaurant, but boy it's tough to eat out with a group of friends and just get a salad or something lame.  ;)

My young student came through today and is learning very rapidly and working very hard to be ready for a checkride this coming week.  I wasn't sure he could do it; most young men really struggle with the ground work.  After today's ground session, he still isn't ready, and normally I don't let them schedule until they are.  But he puppy dog eyed me and said he was confident he would be ready, and to please give him a chance and let him schedule and try.  I remember when the head of VU told me he didn't think I could finish my instrument rating in the summer session two weeks after it started, didn't want to let me jump into it starting late. It had taken me awhile to finish my Private.  I told him I could and asked him to give me the chance to prove it.  He did, I did, I crammed it in, flew every day for hours, and made it with time to spare.  I even said "I told you I would".  So I told this kid to call the examiner, which is taking a chance for both of us, but if he keeps learning like he did in the 24 hour period from yesterday to today, he maybe can pull it off.   I'm rooting for him.  :)

Walt's T-6 is still being repaired and will hopefully be up in time for Saturday's fly-over.  Nathan's leading a formation fly-over of a WWII pilot who was killed in combat in Italy.  His remains were just recovered and sent back to Tipton for burial, and we will be doing a 4-5 ship formation in his honor at his funeral services.  The weather is looking a little sketchy which is bothersome, so I hope it works out.  I also hope Walt's T-6 will be flyable for it as I'd really like to participate in this.  I won't have a generator by then, but at least there won't be problem melted wiring, and with a fully charged up battery I'll be okay for the one flight, then leave it down at Walt's after that.

Well, time to leave and pick up a sweaty kid from band.  Wish me luck.  ;)