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<p class=MsoNormal>Hey all.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Just wanted to make sure that everyone knew how great the
Kenai Fun Fly was. I would like to thank Leni and Mark (and everybody
else) for going all out!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Unfortunately we did experience some wet weather but even
during the rain, the Peninsula modelers came out in large numbers and we all
had a great time.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>I would have piped up earlier but I have been scrambling
like crazy trying to build another plane to replace the one that ‘went
down’ in Fairbanks. Well I got that one finished, maidened it
today, and now I am window shopping for the next project (got a plane you want
to sell?)!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Yep, the maiden went off without a hitch, BUT it took three large
men to get the wings off when I was ready to pack it in! Ouch! Talk
about a tight wing tube. “How large were they?” hmmmm.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Thanks Mike (Allman) and Mike (Mosesian) for the extra
muscle in removing the wings – though (based on the grin on his face) I
think Gerhardt was kind of looking forward to me having to hangar my plane out
there permanently since I couldn’t transport it with the wings on! (HEY,
you went there, didn’t you? I wasn’t saying that Mike and
Mike are ‘large’…..)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>For those of you who haven’t met him, Gerhardt is
great! I think we should try to keep him involved in our club. Do
you realize that he is 81 years old?!?! We should make him an honorary
member for as long as we have this relationship (his land/field) if not for
life. We need to invite him to our meetings and our Christmas potluck
too. When the summer is over, there is no reason that we can’t
continue our relationship. It is nice that he has all of us as new
friends to talk to, joke with, and just hang out. This is the kind of
thing you read about every month in the AMA magazine! Someone with
beautiful land AND LOVES MODEL AIRPLANES!!! I have to pinch myself and
make sure that I am not dreaming! Every time I drive into that field, I
feel like I am in the Real Flight simulator… THIS CAN’T BE
REAL!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Anyway, Thanks again to the Peninsula Modelers! You
guys have a great field down there and I can’t wait to come back next
summer! One suggestion, can you keep the rest of the entire Anchorage population
off the highways during that weekend – or at least out of the Soldotna
Fred Meyer’s parking lot and on every bridge? And, what’s the
deal with driving slow with a line of cars behind you UNTIL you hit the truck
passing lanes and flooring it (grandma)? Well I oughta…<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>One more thing, thanks to Mike Allman for mowing the pits
and runway at Groeschel! Looking good again.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Take it easy. Have a great weekend. Click it or
ticket. Keep it light. Resist the urge to flame anybody in this
forum…<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>(Don’t forget; club meeting this Tuesday …)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>~ Armand <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:armand@nmitsolutions.com"><span
style='color:blue'>armand@nmitsolutions.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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