Everyone who came to fly today was met with a field that looked like it had been abandoned. None of us had ever seen the stem grass grow that fast this time of year, particularly since the field had been mowed right at the end of September.

Nonetheless, folks did fly. Harold is still sneaking up on his new “F-18” trying to get it to perform to his standards. After learning just how his new Phoenix Models “P-47’’ gasser wanted to be handled on taxi and take-off, Leonard put in a nice maiden flight on the plane that drew applause with a near-perfect landing at its conclusion. Bob’s re-claimed Kyosho “Spitfire” showed everyone just how a Warbird (or even a pattern ship) should fly. Steve J. and Tom put up their usual solid flights with their respective “Ugly Stick” and “Commander”, and Harold felt a compulsion to chase a flight of egrets with his “Cessna 150”. Sorry, I couldn’t get the Cessna and the egrets in the same frame!

— Larry