Saturday morning I flew Alex DeDominicis back over to his house after he dropped his RV-7A off at Randy’s for an annual. Alex was my transition trainer 21+ years ago and gave me my tailwheel signoff in my RV-6. Here it is 7,683 days later and we’re still in the same seats. <g>
Some pics:
Sunrise.
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Moonset.
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Clear left.
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Clear right.
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Fort Worth.
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Dallas.
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The FUZ VOR.
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Alex’s beautiful 7A cockpit.
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Back home. Time to mow the lawn.
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The route.
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Some pics:
Sunrise.
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Moonset.
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Clear left.
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Clear right.
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Fort Worth.
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Dallas.
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The FUZ VOR.
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Alex’s beautiful 7A cockpit.
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Back home. Time to mow the lawn.
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The route.
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