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Dog Gone Good Day!

petehowell

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Saturday was cold and clear in America's favorite Twin Cities, so Bernie and I decided it might be a good time to turn liquid BTUs into decibels and fun. We even brought some friends along for the ride!

Clear as a bell out there!
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Showing the VAF Flag to the City on the Ice......
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Moxie says wake me when we get to lunch.........
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Landed and Parked at KOVL and Mox is ready for some ramp action!
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Once inside the terminal - things got a little more relaxed. That's Bernie's Lucy along for the fun as well.
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After lunch, the snoozin' was easy in the sun-warmed cockpit.....
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Spied a ice track on a frozen lake on the way home......
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Almost home, over Gopher VOR looking down the runways at KMIC and Downtown Minne!
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Great day to fly - Moxie will tell you here near Lake Wobegon, my landings were smooth, my leaning was precise, and my radio work was flawless! Life is good with Dog as your Co-Pilot!!

Hope everyone had a nice RV Weekend!
 
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Great day to fly - Moxie will tell you here near Lake Wobegon, my landings were smooth, my leaning was precise, and my radio work was flawless! Life is good with Dog as your Co-Pilot!!

Hope everyone had a nice RV Weekend!

Excellent pictures, as always, of that clear, high performance winter weather in MN, and a well trained co-pilot.
 
Hot air balloons

Not sure which way you headed, but did you catch a glimpse of the balloons from the Hudson Hot Air Affair?
 
No Balloons

We were on the west side of town - did not see any balloons, but when I fly over the St. Croix, I often do!
 
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