Still in Laporte

Something about hotels seems to give me a headache more often than at home. I had noticed the other day I hadn’t had a bad headache in OVER a month, which is great. I woke up this morning feeling a little bleh, but was okay, until I got in the heat and humidity, and that did me in.  *sigh*  I managed though. Took some stuff and drank water and Gatorade non stop.

It was foggy and misty this morning, very pretty actually, but no flying. When the clouds finally broke around 10:30, we started in, and I gave rides pretty well non-stop through I’d say 3 pm.  We’re only 10 miles from Lake Michigan, so I’d take people up there, look around, fling them around if they want, and come back, and that’s about a perfect 20 minute ride. I had some excited riders today, and one guy with two hips replaced that about couldn’t get in or back out, but it worked out, and he was most grateful.

I had my first ever hard landing in the BT too, which made me laugh, but it arrived at the runway before I did, apparently.  I’ve never bounced or even had a hard landing in there before, so now I can’t say that any more.  lol It was my first rider, and I joked about him getting two landings for one price.  I’m having trouble hot starting it too. It has a different personality than the Beech with the same engines. It is not wanting to start hot. Too much prime, no. Not enough prime, no. Just right prime? Apparently not.  I dunno. 

Tomorrow is a pancake breakfast and it’s usually really busy. So if the weather holds out, it may be another extra busy day. Fortunately I have more pills left over in case it gets to me again. I swear wearing the flight suit is part of it. I’m layered up in a cockpit with temps well over 130 degrees for hours. I mean… c’mon.

I don’t know why these are all out of order, but…

BOB in the fog

Me with one of my riders

BT-13 in the fog

BOB at Oshkosh during the airshow I flew

The PT in the fog

Me & BOB at Oshkosh landing at the airshow.