chrispratt
Well Known Member
After a lot of rain in the North Texas area lately, it was great to see blue skies and cool air for Sunday?s flying.
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Being Mother?s Day, it was pretty quiet on the airwaves as we headed to Stephenville and the Hard Eight for barbecue.
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Really quiet, as in no aircraft on the ramp except a lone Phenom 100
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No line to speak of and the emptiest I?ve ever seen the restaurant.
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No problem, that's more food for us.
The trip home was as smooth and pleasant as the journey down. All in all a great day to fly.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the flying and the view of a green Texas landscape plus the familiar landmarks, such as Texas Motor Speedway on the way home to 52F.
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These are the days that make rivet pounding worthwhile.
Chris
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Being Mother?s Day, it was pretty quiet on the airwaves as we headed to Stephenville and the Hard Eight for barbecue.
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Really quiet, as in no aircraft on the ramp except a lone Phenom 100
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No line to speak of and the emptiest I?ve ever seen the restaurant.
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No problem, that's more food for us.
The trip home was as smooth and pleasant as the journey down. All in all a great day to fly.
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I thoroughly enjoyed the flying and the view of a green Texas landscape plus the familiar landmarks, such as Texas Motor Speedway on the way home to 52F.
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These are the days that make rivet pounding worthwhile.
Chris