Gary flew down from Durango,Co in his vintage 1956 180 Cessna to DVT today to get some seat time in a Kitfox. Gary left zero degrees and 2 feet of snow on the ground to 70 degrees and brutal sunshine.
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We hopped over to Glendale GEU to pick up Col. E.T. Holm in his Model 4 Speedster. Two ship launch for Thunder Ridge (home of the Desert Fox Squadron) where Gary jumped into the left seat of the Speedster with E.T.
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A little local flying around the foothills North of Thunder Ridge then South 28 miles to Buckeye for some fuel and some Kitfox talk on the ramp standing in what can only be described as perfect Arizona winter weather. Wishing all you guys in cold places could have had a day like we experienced. This is the pay off for those 110 degree days I guess.
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Gary jumped back in with me and we parted ways with E.T. A little river flying on the way back up towards Wickenburg then some foothills play then some higher altitude slow flight and stall demonstrations along with some "Kitfox" turns. Back to Deer Valley just before sunset then home for some great tasting Elk burgers courtesy of Gary. Watched One Six Right on the big screen after some football. Not bad. Today we will do it all over again. Maybe we can put a four ship contigency together this morning. We'll see who shows up. Have a great day guys and stay warm.
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