Apr 6, 2008 Elisabeth Geurin passes a half century.
I'm mighty thankful for my job, but it does occasionally require
sacrifices. That was the case for missing the Birthday bash of Saturday night. I missed some great people
and a great time. I'll have pictures up soon from Leslie Britt, who is
(among other things) an increasingly capable pilot, teacher, shooter of
guns and shooter of pictures.
I arrived Sunday and we soon commenced flight. Launching is what
separates this sport from other types of aviation. Even some experienced
pilots struggled getting out of this field in the light and terrible
winds.
Monday morning provided the most amusement. File it away that
accomplished pilot Stan Kasica loves the water. Agama was built for him.
He's one of a few people who has seen it work in real life.
Be careful what you ask for. I mentioned how I really wanted to PPG
with a water ski like Nick Scholtes did some years back. I would be
happy with being the 2nd person to do it. I made the mistake of
mentioning that to Aqua Man. So the next morning, Stan shows up
at my doorstep to inform me that the boat is loaded and ready, complete
with slalom water ski. I couldn't pass it up.
I'll have more details but, thanks to Dave Ingersoll, you can see it
worked (video below). And there are a
bunch of pictures of the event and of Stan water skiing and shoe-skiing
yet to come with a surprise ending.
