first flights

watering up for the test flight

We finally got up. Ziggy got the BFR and a check out in the Duo. After that he went up with Taper in his DG 500 for a nice ride over the whole area (Mono Lake, Mina...). I flight tested the TW. It looks like the old Borgelt took crap and is now showing all kinds of weird stuff. Good that the Sage is working properly. I guess we will have to live with that. We don't need no stinky varios, do we?

before the first solo in KMEV

Since Zig did well on his check flight I decided to let him fly TW today and he really enjoyed it. It looks like he's getting addicted to this place just like I did and will keep coming back again and again. 

As usual we have problems with weather. After a few awfully hot and blue days we're getting ... thunderstorms. The first Cu's pop up way to early for this place (around 9 am) and overdevelop very quickly. Everybody was on the ground around 2 pm today. Those who waited to long had to land in a very nasty conditions with gusty winds switching directions within seconds. The closed runway had to be utilized as well. 

Zig and Mountain Mike on Tony's porch

There is a funny story I had to laugh at: Carlotta's and Leo's twins are being raised in an atheistic way and don't know all the stories about Jesus. They got to see a picture of Jesus somewhere and go: "oh! look! Mountain Mike!" Cute kids.

And by the way ... the weather should improve in the next few days. This means less moisture, instability and smaller chance for thunderstorms. We will see. You never know with this place. It this is not gonna be the case we might head for Las Vegas for two days.