Hey, Scott, nice photos thanks for sharing with = those of=20 us who didn't make it {:>). I noticed that the clouds were = heavy even=20 way west at Linconia. Just reaffirms my decision to stay on = the=20 ground.

Nice shots of the missing-man formation in honor = of George=20 Graham - will sure miss that guy.

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Ed=20 Anderson
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 = 9:41=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: Shady = Bend=20 Turnout

You're right Buly. But, after several = very=20 exciting encounters with low ceilings, 20 minutes in icy IMC = conditions and=20 encountering a squall line in Louisiana that took a few years off my=20 youth, - I repeatedly made promises to never, never get = into=20 similar situations again - I'm not going to - not even for pizza=20 {:>)

Yeah, Scott lives about 30 miles west of me = and the=20 ceilings lifter from west to east, I guess I'm not living right, but = then we=20 really needed the rain.

Glad enough made if for a good turn = out.

Ed

----- Original Message -----
From:=20 Bulent=20 Aliev
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft=20

Sent: Sunday, October 28, = 2007 5:08=20 PM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: = Shady Bend=20 Turnout

Ed, you just plain chickened out :) Your neighbor = flew in=20 with his C-152 ? Even I made it. Your piece of pizza was very good.=20
Buly

On Oct 27, 2007, at 1:36 PM, Ed Anderson wrote:

Just go off the phone with Laura = Crook, appears=20 a good crowd made it to Shady Bend with 5 rotary powered aircraft = showing=20 up. Low ceilings precluded me taking off for the last 3 = days. =20 I thought I would make it today, but the ceilings just hung around = until=20 around 1330. Too late to launch, sigh!

There are apparently 5 rotary powered = aircraft=20 there with Dave Lenoard taking the award for longest flight (from = West=20 Coast), Rich is there with Rusty's old Rv-3.

Max Lassacher out of New York with a = rotary=20 powered Falcon-air and I were both planning on being there but the = weather=20 cnx us out.

Well, always next = year.

Hopefully someone there will give us = a full up=20 report

Ed

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