Greetings to all you Flyers of the Southern Skies,
. I hope everyone to is enjoying this time of the year as much as I do..But things still don't seem to always go your way some times even with good flying weather in abundance .. I had enjoyed a most excellant afternoon of flying on a Friday afternoon so that I could hardly wait to return the following morning for a early morning flight to copliment my previous Friday flight . I had listened intentially for the Rooster to crow so i could arise early and rush to the airport to eagerly mount my mighty Fireflly for what I knew would be another splendid fun filled flight of adventure. But as I arrived at my shade hangar I noticed a Big Ugly Crop Duster parked under the same hangar as My Kolb. The right wing of the Crop Duster I was thinking was dangerously close to the rudder of my Airplane. As I took a closer llook my fears was soon realized as the wing of the Crop Duster Had been backed right into the middle of the Rudder on my Firefly . AWWWWWwwwwwww NOooooooooooo !!!!! The wing of the duster had tore the fabric and broken the supporting tubing, Crumblig a big part of the whole surface of my Rudder.making a flight impossible or death defying anyway ..The crop duster owner had been in tooo big of a hurry to get his plane out of the Tunder Boomer weather that he had totally MISSJUDGED and caused the reason for my deep depression . Of course he appolized profusely and said he would compltely pay for getting it fixed but it sure grounded me for the time of repair..WELL HECK !! Nothing I can do since shooting someone is against the law and would cause me more time away from my beloved aeroplane.. SO ' I am presently replacing and repairing my rudder and wishing I was up there boring holes in the sky.
Thanks for everyone who came to the club meeting this month.We had eleven members and guests to come enjoy some of our Club specially yummy grilled burgers and chips . That cook we got sure did an "Exellant" job of prepairing such a great meal even by my high standars :-)) Especially thanks to the two guests we had fly in from Elba. Percy Wood and Tom Rand .We highly welcome to our club ' Tom Rand " the " Gung Ho Kid" from Elba. His youth and Enthusiazzm will be a "Great " plus for our club of Old Farts :-)) The more the merrier I always say :-)) Also a very special thanks to the Ghostrider. He is always there to support and help me out in my forgetfulness . Everyone needs such a "Terrific" brother in wings like I got !! Everyone remember James Smith in your prayers as he is going thru more surgery on his back. GOD's speed and a quick recovery to you our friend..
Our next club meeting will be August 7th. .Come hear about and see the fabulous pictures of our Trip to EAA Oshkosh.
Fly safe and fly smart toooo. Watch out for them Big Ugly Cropdusters.... ::-))
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Stevon Baxley
Humbly Yours,
President Of Southern Flyers Association
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