Greebo
N9017H - C172M (1976)
- Joined
- Feb 11, 2005
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- Baltimore, MD
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Retired Evil Overlord
Well, ok, not searching. Meeting.
Carol and I decided that for my first day of vacation we'd fly to breakfast, so we headed out from MTN and over to HGR (for the XC PIC time) and then back to FDK where we dined at the Airways Cafe. GREAT breakfast and really good coffee.
Then we wandered over to AOPA and on a whim I asked if Robert Fisher was in, and he graciously came out to meet us. What a nice guy! Had a good time just chatting for a few minutes - just wanted to meet him in person and introduce myself since I was in the neighborhood. We basically talked tech for a couple minutes in the lobby and then Carol and I let him go back to work.
I didn't realize how young he was - of course he probably looks younger than he is... but still you know you get a mental picture of someone in your head and when you meet them for real it rarely matches up. After 5+ years of meeting people for the first time that I've known on the net for months I shouldn't be surprised anymore but...there it is.
The weather on the way out was GORGEOUS! 10+ miles visibility and not a cloud in the sky and smooth as glass. But coming back from FDK to MTN was a bit rougher - it had started warming up and the winds had picked up. Poor Carol had a bit of a rough time, but held up well, and we've been through much worse.
Got back in and frantically tried to call the person on the schedule after me to let him know where the plane was parked (our hangar is OTS for repairs and so we're parking in transient parking or in the shared hangar) only to find out he hadn't gotten around to canceling his reservation online yet.
Note to anyone who rents or uses a flying club - if you decide not to go, make sure you clear the schedule ASAP. It's just common courtesy.
All in all a beautiful day to fly!
Carol and I decided that for my first day of vacation we'd fly to breakfast, so we headed out from MTN and over to HGR (for the XC PIC time) and then back to FDK where we dined at the Airways Cafe. GREAT breakfast and really good coffee.
Then we wandered over to AOPA and on a whim I asked if Robert Fisher was in, and he graciously came out to meet us. What a nice guy! Had a good time just chatting for a few minutes - just wanted to meet him in person and introduce myself since I was in the neighborhood. We basically talked tech for a couple minutes in the lobby and then Carol and I let him go back to work.
I didn't realize how young he was - of course he probably looks younger than he is... but still you know you get a mental picture of someone in your head and when you meet them for real it rarely matches up. After 5+ years of meeting people for the first time that I've known on the net for months I shouldn't be surprised anymore but...there it is.
The weather on the way out was GORGEOUS! 10+ miles visibility and not a cloud in the sky and smooth as glass. But coming back from FDK to MTN was a bit rougher - it had started warming up and the winds had picked up. Poor Carol had a bit of a rough time, but held up well, and we've been through much worse.
Got back in and frantically tried to call the person on the schedule after me to let him know where the plane was parked (our hangar is OTS for repairs and so we're parking in transient parking or in the shared hangar) only to find out he hadn't gotten around to canceling his reservation online yet.
Note to anyone who rents or uses a flying club - if you decide not to go, make sure you clear the schedule ASAP. It's just common courtesy.
All in all a beautiful day to fly!