As The Beacon Turns . .

Cableites have been busy with their projects; traveled to the far reaches of the world; joined together in the proverbial search for a fun place to fly for breakfast, brunch, or dinner; and taken that terrifying step into the wild blue yonder, trusting that their many hours of love and labor will hold together until they touch down again. Most of us other Cableites never hear about these adventures or possibilities. Along with other pertinent happenings affecting Cable Airport.…....As The Beacon Turns . . . . . . .

Adventures of Fly Aweigh

More Adventures of Flyaweigh  —  It sold — and Our Adventurers are now  Land—Lubbers in New Zealand — Continue following along

We're holed up in simple cabin in a deep, green valley, watching the rain fall steadily outside, eating smoked salmon on wheat crackers and sipping boxed Australian wine. While, I'm sipping boxed Australian wine, Allan is sipping an orange juice concoction in an insulated mug. In an effort to escape camping in what the radar images depict as a very wet storm for the next few days, we've ended up in a cabin at one of the many thermal hot springs resorts a few hours south of Auckland. Follow along with Alison and Allan on their Blog site www.sailblogs.com/member/flyaweigh/

Okay Cableites—picture this...

It is Monday morning, your private pilot  check ride is going to be on Wednesday. You are doing all of the last minute practice flying...stalls, S-turns around a point, short field take offs and landings; over 50’ obstacles, and you have it aced!!!! One last landing and you will put’er up!! Some how that last landing went haywire and suddenly you are pointing in the wrong direction and the plane is kinda listing…..ooops!! 

Well that is what the POOP Trophy is all about—those broken parts that make up an incident—not an accident.  Andrew France has joined the elite members, hanging his parts on the POOP Trophy (near the trophy).

Congratulations Andrew!!!! Oh by the way, Dad to the rescue, had replacement parts and Andrew took his check ride with Bruce Campbell on Wednesday and is our newest Private Pilot!!!  

P.S. Andrew's CFI - of record-- was Joerg Geschke, however Joerg was frequently out of the country. So Andrew had three instructors.....Joerg, Ken Petschow and Nick Baker.

Andrew gets lots of kudoes for finishing.....just think....a German, a Brit and then there is Ken!!!!!!

Capt. Nick's Vintage BiPlane Rides

(909) 518-2745

www.vintagebiplanesrides.com

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