Sorry I can't make the Cooper's BBQ on Saturday - anyone out there interested in Breakfast at Hilltop Lakes on Sunday?
Paul
Paul
Van's Air Force
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Sunday 4 Feb? How About Hilltop Lakes Breakfast?
- Thread starter Ironflight
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How's 0930 at Hilltop Lakes? You only have half as far to go John - you can sleep in!
I'm in...
...assuming I can do all the things 25F temps make harder (fuel it, start it, etc
)
b,
dr
...assuming I can do all the things 25F temps make harder (fuel it, start it, etc
)b,
dr
It's about 13 miles west of the Leona VOR, not really by a town. The designator is 0TE4 - but it's not in the Garmin databases. On the sectional though!
Paul
Paul
the_other_dougreeves
Well Known Member
Sounds good to me. WX looks decent. Would love to get a look at your AFS install, Daryl ...
jbDC9 said:
The CTAF at Hilltop is coincidently 122.75, so that's what I usually find folks on...
Paul
the_other_dougreeves
Well Known Member
Great weather made for a terrific day of flying. Krash and I flew down in Flash with Scorch in formation. I got my first taste of flying an RV in about 10 years as we flew patterns waiting for Scorch.
Here's the group for breakfast:
On the way back, we formed up for a low pass over the runway:
I got my first taste of flying formation - really dug it. A couple photos of Ross while Doug was flying:
Great trip. Thanks, Doug!
Here's the group for breakfast:
On the way back, we formed up for a low pass over the runway:
I got my first taste of flying formation - really dug it. A couple photos of Ross while Doug was flying:
Great trip. Thanks, Doug!
txaviator
Well Known Member
Envy!
And there I was on Sunday, in the back pasture- working on clearing brush, etc. And then all of the sudden, here comes the familiar sound of RV engines churning overhead. A quick glance up by my wife (also helping with the outdoor duties) and she says "hey, aren't those RV's"? About that time, here comes Ross (in the lead) and Doug, screaming overhead at about 180mph at about 1000'! I simply said "it sure is RV's, and that is Ross and Doug". Now, under my breath I was saying "yes honey, those are RV's, one of which I could be in the shop building....if I wasn't remodeling the entire house, renovating/grading/planting a 2-acre pasture, re-fencing the entire place", etc.
Doug, I am over in SW Arlington, just a few miles East of Loop 820 and I-20. You guys frequently buzz the house, and it's great! I just wish I weren't on the John Deere seeing all of this.
But I suppose it's a good thing that my wife recognizes the rumble of a few RV's screaming overhead!
And there I was on Sunday, in the back pasture- working on clearing brush, etc. And then all of the sudden, here comes the familiar sound of RV engines churning overhead. A quick glance up by my wife (also helping with the outdoor duties) and she says "hey, aren't those RV's"? About that time, here comes Ross (in the lead) and Doug, screaming overhead at about 180mph at about 1000'! I simply said "it sure is RV's, and that is Ross and Doug". Now, under my breath I was saying "yes honey, those are RV's, one of which I could be in the shop building....if I wasn't remodeling the entire house, renovating/grading/planting a 2-acre pasture, re-fencing the entire place", etc.
Doug, I am over in SW Arlington, just a few miles East of Loop 820 and I-20. You guys frequently buzz the house, and it's great! I just wish I weren't on the John Deere seeing all of this.
But I suppose it's a good thing that my wife recognizes the rumble of a few RV's screaming overhead!
Now we know where you live, Gary! Glad you enjoyed the 'show'! I guess you live in the 2,000' sector near the Ranger VOR that we use when heading south out under the class B? Yep, we were probably 1,800MSL right about there lining up for the approach. My passenger was the 'other' Doug Reeves on that flight and I'm sure he was looking around - me on the other hand was quoting the wingman mantra...."hinge/spinner, hinge/spinner, hinge/spinner" .
We'll definitely fly over again, as we got to hook up with some of the Houston gang for breakfast (at Hilltop).
Best,
doug
.We'll definitely fly over again, as we got to hook up with some of the Houston gang for breakfast (at Hilltop).
Best,
doug
the_other_dougreeves
Well Known Member
All I can say is that (1) I learned a lot about the mental focus required for formation flight and (2) I wish I has used the camera to get a video clip of the barrel roll crossover ... sweet! And oh, yeah, (3) I didn't crash into Scorch.DeltaRomeo said:My passenger was the 'other' Doug Reeves on that flight and I'm sure he was looking around - me on the other hand was quoting the wingman mantra...."hinge/spinner, hinge/spinner, hinge/spinner"
