Santa Paula Open Hangar Day.

[Vance]

Hello Chris,

Jeff has helped me a lot and is a good friend.

Believe him when he says he wants to help, he probably can.


Thank you Ed, I know you prefer action so I kept the camera out as I turned base and final. The angles just happened to line up.

I feel your pictures do a better job of telling the story.

I look forward to seeing the pictures you take on our flight to Oceano Airport Day next Saturday.


Tadeusz, I am glad to have you along and look forward to wandering around the lake bed with you some time during the Ken Brock Freedom Fly In.

I appreciate what you do for the event and am proud to know you.


Thank you Gilbert, I would love to inspire people to spread their gyroplane rotors a little further afield.

I find joy beyond anything I imagined as I learn to deal with the myriad cross country challenges.

I re-read what I wrote and realized that I did not capture the difference in the feeling of “that didn’t work out” or “I am in trouble now” compared to this flight when it seemed it was just a question of how to greet the challenge. I have many more tools in the tool box now than the first time I attempted this flight and failed over three years ago.

For a look at what that was like have a look at this thread from 2008.
http://www.rotaryforum.com/forum/sho...t=18001&page=3

I felt emancipated as each challenge passed beneath us.

I do struggle with overconfidence.

Thank you, Vance