A Flight for Lobster

Last month I saw a good weather day approaching, and I invited my friend (and board chair) Dick Schindler to join me. He said if he were to be involved, he'd have to give the passenger spot to his visiting sister-in-law. I was happy to take her for a flight over Austin, so we planned a morning flight.

Janelle, my passenger, showed up with Dick, Dick's wife (and Janelle's sister) as well as another sister, a niece, and her mother! Lots of crew for an early morning inflation.

We launched from Riverland Community College and flew east over town. When we got to the edge of the city, we dropped down and make a touch and go landing on the runway at Austin Municipal Airport! It was my first runway landing!

Then, we flew on and ultimately landed in a strip of hay running through a cornfield.

Dick offered to help pay for propane, which I refused, so he suggested that Janelle (who lives in Maine) could send some lobsters to thank me and the crew. I couldn't refuse that offer! So Janelle sent enough lobsters for quite a party! Jill and I joined Janelle's sisters and their husbands for a seafood feast. There was no way we could eat all the lobsters she sent, but we enjoyed all we could polish off, and Dick enjoyed the leftovers!

Thanks to everyone who crewed and who helped eat the lobsters, and mostly, thanks to Janelle for so generously shipping them to us!