10/6

Yesterday, my friend/coworker Jon and his girlfriend Kathy came out to the Andy Jackson Memorial Fly-in to hang out and take a *bunch* of photos. The fly-in was awesome (for those that don’t know, a fly-in is a gathering/party at a flying site where pilots come to all fly, drink, BBQ, socialize, etc) with the skies fairly filled during the peak times.

I finally have photos!:

I had a good hour+ flight, and am finally feeling comfortable flying in slight crowded air. Just requires paying a *lot* of attention to where everyone is, and strictly following the right-of-way rules. There was a spot landing contest (everyone puts in $5 to enter, whoever lands closest to the cone in the spot wins the pot), which I actually managed to win somehow:

Upon hearing of my victory, I performed a celebratory fist raising:

All of Jon’s photos can be found in this gallery. All in all… I still absolutely love this sport. Don’t count on me giving this up anytime soon…