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WDYDWYRTW? Mar 7-8, 2026

DeltaRomeo

doug reeves: unfluencer
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What did you do with your RV this weekend? Raining here in DFW this Saturday morning, but it looks like some others are out and about, especially in Florida.
Sunday was an extra paper route so no RV.
Hope you had a nice weekend.
v/r,dr

0830 CST Saturday
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Well, Friday is part of my weekend...
Working on finishing up Phase I, did a fuel flow calibration flight yesterday. Just about done when I noticed rain starting, so I finished up and headed back. This little guy eventually grew and wound up over ATL about an hour later.
 

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Had a typical west coast FL late afternoon rainstorm (no lightning) at the same time as a Veterans Salute ballgame flyover.
Makes for some great lighting, bright sun and dark sky.
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Now, I'm not sayin' which RV model is God's favorite, but...

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I flew from the Bay Area down to the Channel Islands to take an aerial tour. What a beautiful flight! I love flying in California - at one point in the flight, at 7500' over the Salinas Valley, I could see the Pacific Ocean, the Coastal Ranges, the farmland in the Salinas Valley, the Diablo Mountains, the huge Central Valley and its farmland on the other side, and way off in the distance, the snow on the Sierra Nevada, around the King's Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.

Once I got feet wet, I dropped down and toured the Islands (W289 and W412 both cold per LA Center). The beach on the West side of San Miguel Island had a couple of hundred sea lions on it.

Headed in to Santa Barbara airport for gas, then back to San Carlos. Great day!

First time wearing the parachute and the floatation collar together, not too bad.
 

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Had a typical west coast FL late afternoon rainstorm (no lightning) at the same time as a Veterans Salute ballgame flyover.
Makes for some great lighting, bright sun and dark sky.

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Whoa, that's a purty RV-8! Are there any other pics of this ship that's not quite so washed out by the evening sun?
 
Doggo rescue flight up in Redding to Petaluma, mt Shasta has a bit of snow this time of year.
 

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