Well, our first event of the year is already behind us now. It was a bit cool and a LOT windy, but I hope those that showed up still had a good time. It was good to see former member Steve Woods join us!
Had trouble keeping the grill lit, due to the wind. Thanks goodness Bob Badger brought a heavy-duty lighter so I could keep relighting it.
Not many people flew, due to the wind. Barb Middleton got her kite out, in the hopes that the wind would die done, like it normally does. Bill Rugenstein got in several flights with his EPP fleet. I think Jerry Bunner got a flight in with his Bug. I flew my Habu jet and Phase 3 P-38 before it got dark.
Only Bill and I flew after dark. As predicted, the winds did finally calm down. He had lights on two of his EPP foamies - one a biplane. They showed up very well. I flew my Goldberg Electra with glow wire. It was fun climbing to altitude and shutting off the motor and gliding around in the dark!
While we were flying, everyone else huddled around the fire and made S'mores. I didn't try any, but I'm sure they were good! It was about 11:30pm when Linda and I finally got home. Had to let the fire burn down enough to put it out.
We have two more picnics scheduled, one in the Summer and one in the Fall, so if you didn't make this one, maybe you can come to one of these!
