What Mike did for his Sunday afternoon

[QuietOne]

After mumblty-mumble years, my husband climbed back into a Pitts Special. He may come back to earth in, oh, two or three days.

This is a dual control plane, and a newer, larger model than the one Mike owned. So the instructor went over what maneuvers he planned to put Mike through, and used a visual aid to show what to expect. Refreshers are always good!
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[QuietOne]

Final fit and questions.
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[QuietOne]

They were off the ground pretty quickly, and it's too small a plane to get much with so short a lens, but this one isn't too bad.
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Back on the ground. Just look at that grin
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Once the plane was refueled, the instructor pushed it to the side, and we had lunch with lots of hangar flying. Several pilots joined us.
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[QuietOne]

The most terrifying part was when we got home. The neighbor was taking his 1931 Ford Model A Victoria out for a test drive. The brakes need work. Even with the emergency brake, it didn't stop easily. It only quit on Mike once.
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[mbrager]

We seem to be posting online this evening at the same time . Great story in your photos and great shots. Love the car.
Mike

[QuietOne]

We seem to be posting online this evening at the same time . Mike
Yeah, I'm getting caught up. I have more - I was in the maintenance hangar again, among other places - but I'll probably do those tomorrow. Glad you liked the story.

[JAS_Photo]

Cool series! I know nothing about planes but it's so colorful it makes a very pretty subject to photograph. Lol, two sweet rides in one day!

[Mad Aussie]

What a day for Mike!

[Bambi]

I am totally jealous. I would love to go up in a small plane! My favourite is when he's giving you the thumbs up. That grin is wonderful!!!

[Marko]

wow what an excellent day - lovely set; thx for sharing it!

[kat]

Best set yet for me!

[casil403]

Very neat stuff....:)

[QuietOne]

Well, Bambi, there should be a small airport around your neck of the woods, right? All it costs is a bit of cash.:)

It was a great afternoon, even if I did have more pictures than expected to wade through. He liked the flight so much that he's planning on doing it again very soon.