Steve was out of the house by 8 am, which is when I got up. I leisurely wandered out to Kokomo, where I saw the guys had cleaned the T-6, topped it off, topped off the oil, removed the catch can, gotten the cushions set up in the back seat, and positioned it in front, but they forgot to put my helmet in the front and another headset in the back. Pshaw! lol I pulled it out and flew over to Westfield Airport for their aviation days, which started at 10 am and went until 4 pm. We were going to leave at 3. Morgan brought over one 172, Harkcom brought over a second 172, and Cameron brought over the Cherokee 180, and we offered Discovery Flights all day. $99/pop for up to 3 people, with the front seater getting a flight lesson/discovery flight, and the back seaters who could just go along if they wanted. We did those rides all day, until first the Cherokee went "Bingo Fuel" (there's no fuel at Westfield), then Morgan's 172 did, then the third did, and we had shut down flights anyway because it was already going to be 4 pm by the time we got done, which is an hour later than we wanted to stay. I stood up on the wing of the T-6 for a long time and put kids in and out of the plane, took photos, let them sit in it. Eventually Brennan came over to relieve me, and Justin Harris came over to relieve him, and Shelbe relieved us for awhile, and we took turns. I was up there 3 or 4 times for awhile, and you cook in the sun, when it's over 90 degrees, and that's why having helpers is good. Then Harkcom needed a break, so I took over his Discovery flights, and I did three rides in the 172, before taking the T-6 back home.
We met up with 10 of us for dinner at Pastarrific, including Kaylee who just met up with us, and we bought dinner as a thank you. Can't really afford it, but they all volunteer for that long, hot day, so that's just what we do, and it's appreciated by the ground crew. Morgan had a nasty headache. So did I. Kaylee didn't feel well either but she wasn't outside all day so we're not sure why. The guys all seemed to be fine. lol
Now it's only 9:52, but I've been ready for bed for an hour. Waiting for a reasonable time to pass out, and then I shall sleep in tomorrow morning, I hope. Nothing on the agenda for tomorrow.
Our three trusty steeds
Me helping the current last little dude in line up into the airplane
Our T-6 and Larry Jacobe's Stearman
Shelbe on the wing of the T-6 for awhile
I just thought this was a cute little dude
Hannah at the sales desk, T-6 in the background
You know who in you know what
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