When I got to the airport this morning, the boys had already taken The Robin out and had her sitting in a parking spot for me right next to The Coast Guard Chopper. It was a pretty cool sight.
OK...here we go. I did my pre-flight checklist and was ready to "start her up"! As the prop started to turn over, The Robin came alive! I think she was happy to finally meet up with me!
I viewed all the guages and all seemed to look good. The engine purred like a kitten as I re-checked all the instruments.
I then glanced up to see that I was being told that I needed to move, an Air Rescue Chopper would be landing soon. I signaled to the guy and knew that at this moment, my excursion was about to begin. It was late afternoon and My 1st destination was a place called Crooked Lake. It is about an hours flight through the canyon. I needed to get a move on anyway.....it would soon be dark and Crooked Lake is a VFR flight. Don't want to start off badly. Anyway, this little flight promised to have some nice views I was told!
I closed my canopy and asked for clearance to take off. The tower told me to taxi to the active and wished me "good luck"!
As I passed by the "Air Angels...When the Mission is Critical" sign,....... I said a little prayer that I would not be needing them!
As my aircraft and I moved closer to the runway, my mind raced with excitement.
Here is where I leave, and who knows when I will return.
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