Labor Day Weekend/Hurricane Gustov

Labor Day weekend we flew N21YF to Fort Lauderdale to visit family. Coming home Sunday 8-31-08 we flew through some of the outer bands of Hurricane Gustov. Near the ground there was light turbulence, but at 5,000 feet the flight was very smooth and we had a great tail wind.

Summer Highlights

This summer we originally planned to fly several trips. Unfortunately, the high cost of aviation fuel made us rethink our plans and we decided to postpone the vacations.

At the beginning of July Tony called Mike and told him that he was awarded the EAA Young Eagle Coordinator of the Year, and it was to be presented to him at the EAA Airventure in Oshkosh Wisconsin at the end of July. Tony asked Mike if he would fly up there with him as his copilot in Miss Mooney. The route of flight was from Merritt Island to Bowling Green Kentucky. Then from Bowling Green Kentucky to Madison Wisconsin where Mike arranged with Wes to put Miss Mooney in a hangar. The route home was from Madison to Chicago Executive to show Tony the airport where Mike learned to fly and see Mike's high school friend Gary and Mike's cousin Marianne for lunch. Then they flew to Chattanooga, where they spent the night. Then from Chattanooga back to Merritt Island. The award given to Tony was a high honor and presented to him at a banquet with over 1,000 people attending. In addition there was a Young Eagles work shop lunch, in which Tony held forums with a couple of hundred EAA Young Eagles coordinators. The Young Eagles chairman actor Harrison Ford presented Tony with the award at the banquet and attended the lunch.

Below are some pictures from the trip.

Wes greets us in Madison

Tony leads a forum

Worlds oldest flying Boeing

Mike and Harrison

EAA Museum Space Ship One Replica

Tony's award photo shoot with Harrison Ford

Tony, Gary and Marianne

Departing Chicago Executive

Sunset over the Kentucky Tennessee Border

Merritt Island Night Landing

On Feb 2, 2008 I flew to Ft Lauderdale with my flight student David to visit Marcie's mother and to see Marcie who was helping her mother after her surgery. Returning home David took this video of night landing at Merritt Island.

Here is the video which he took when we landed at Ft. Lauderdale.

Flying to Key West for Lunch

May 7, 2008

We flew our sister-in-law Elisabeth to Key West for lunch. While there we ate at a vegiterian cafe and went to see the Hemingway house.

Our niece Anna helps preflight the airplane before our flight.

Elisabeth enjoying the flight.

The southwest tip of Florida

Video approaching Key West

Video Landing at Key West

Video at the Hemigway House

Marcie and Elisabeth at the Hemingway House.

Betsy & Allie

Saturday we flew to Fort Lauderdale for a lively family lunch.

After lunch, Betsy and Allie took a tour of the airplane and watched us takeoff for our return trip to Merritt Island.

Checking Out N21YF

Hi to the world of One Yankee Fox Viewers.
My name is Ringo and today I checked out the cockpit of my airplane for the first time.
I'm a big boy now at 4 months old. My Dad and Mom plan to take me flying soon.
So be sure to look at this web site in the future as I tell you all about my adventures flying, from a K9 perspective.

At Pad B

Today I made a field inspection of some of the equipment which I designed that is located at LC-39 Pad B, and I thought you might like to see some pictures of the view from the 80 ft level. While on Pad B I took a picture of the Atlantis on Pad A which is scheduled to launch next Thursday February 7, 2008. To our friends up north, the temperature was in the mid 70's with a light breeze. We wish you were here.

Exciting Sunday

Sunday January 6, 2008, Mike kicked two birds out of the nest, ie. Mike soled two of his flight students back to back in the same plane within an hour. Congratulations to Debby and David.