Today was an amazing day, 7 hours from west TX to ID. Not only was the flight epic, but once again I was floored by the generosity of our pilot community when I stopped for the night. What a great first day in Idaho!!! No crappy iPhone shots will ever do justice to the mountains up here, but just for fun here's a shot gassin up at Mack Mesa [emoji1]

Skalywag wrote:

Skalywag, that's one beautiful machine. Great call on the chrome MT spinner.
Have a great trip and thanks for sharing.
-DP

Flew 3 hrs today with a great pilot in his Clipper. Mostly t&g, but with a little time just putting about. It was wonderful ::-).

Impromptu camping trip Wednesday night to meet up with a coworker flying out from Michigan. Thanks to a friend with a private strip in Wyoming (Heiner WY60) we were able to meet at one of the prettiest places on earth.

You guys are killing me here! Man I wish I was with you.

My wife had been pestering me to go flying, so we went for a sunset patrol last night over the Colorado high plains.

Unbelievable looking grass. Can't find that in NM

Back to my solar job, again, due to a bad charge controller. Against my better judgement I flew in, though the owner told me he now had cows in the pasture I've been landing in. My S-7S is singularly ill suited to moving cows, it's too damn quiet, though what I lacked in noise power I made up in proximity and they did finally get the idea and move on down a ways. I never thought as a kid growing up in a Michigan suburb, I'd one day be an aerial cowboy, and getting paid for it.



To my everlasting amazement, I pulled off the landing WITHOUT hitting a fresh warm pile of cow crap, that would of course dry and harden on the flight home. Maybe they were constipated but both in and out, no crap! While I was working they edged back closer while I wasn't looking, I worked faster....and out smarted them, I had brought a ladder on the wing strut, and figured I had time before my morning crane job to hit a new site on the way home. Good enough to fly with, good enough to land with, was the thinking. My 9:30 crane job was for a guy (an inactive pilot, so sad....) who delights in yanking my chain if he knows I've been out flying before getting back to work, and he's always trying to catch me out being late for a lift because I've been out flying. Sure enough, right at 9:27, just as I turn the corner, he called me to ask when I was going to be there (as if I was late), then saw the crane and hung up, frigging perfect timing and I'm so glad I took the time to land that lake side site. I made like I didn't notice he had just called, and he made like he hadn't, but we both knew I won that round.


I'm off to JC in the AM, and wish I had the carefree exuberance of many of you headed there, (not that's there anything wrong with that) but frankly I am dreading the traffic, just wanted to get that out there, it'll be fun once landed but man I am going to keep my eyeballs peeled. I'm so damn spoiled as far as a busy area I forget it is not a big deal, just pay attention, I plan to do so big time.

Sure is awesome up here

Good stuff people!

Went for a flight over to see Jeff's airstrip. Turned out there was a fly in!!

Looking West (some trees at the end but a notch to the left if needed)

to the East a nice cutout


After a short visit we headed to Bear valley Airstrip I of course beat the 170. What's new!



An awesome "fan" on the side of the wall. What a great idea...i want one!

Ahh I love Washington!

Bryan, we need to plan a little get together at Jeff's.

My mom was in town, and the weather was good...so we went flying. One of those peculiar days when the winds are calmer when you land than when you take off.

Open window June flying. Awesome.



The South Platte is very full with the warm weather boosting snow melt.

Zane, I agree!

piperpainter wrote:of course beat the 170. What's new!

False, you're automatically disqualified for having a nosewheel!

robw56 wrote:

piperpainter wrote:of course beat the 170. What's new!

False, you're automatically disqualified for having a nosewheel!

Haha

Flew a very nice 5 hr cross country to finish knocking out some insurance requirements with a great guy from Memphis.

A lake 30 minutes NW of Vancouver

cbfraser wrote:A lake 30 minutes NW of Vancouver

That might be one of the most beautiful pieces of land I have ever seen. Amazing!