Had the last fly-in of the summer last weekend. I flew Mike and I to Hawkfield, up near Orono (East of Oshawa). As usual, the flight through Toronto was very scenic:
Hawkfield is a private grass strip:
Great turn out thus far! Mind you, when there is free food (in this case, corn), there typically is a good turn out.
Coming in to land:
Was marshalled to a great parking spot, fairly close to the front. I think we were moved up there to showcase Vyctor’s undeniable cuteness:
Got out and chatted with some other fellow pilots:
I had one person (I can’t remember if this is him or not) approach me and ask if my plane was for sale. Sorry dude!
I filled out an information card for my plane and stuck it on my prop. It should be no shock to anyone that I filled mine out a little differently than most:
We headed over to the hangar to mingle and have some free corn:
I ended up meeting quite a few really nice folks. That’s one of the best things about these fly-ins – lots of fellow pilots and aviation enthusiasts to talk to. One person I did speak to said that Lindsay Airport was less than 15 minutes away. That is where Mike and I went earlier this summer and brought back a few dozen butter tarts. Hmmmmm…..Would be kind of a waste to be so close and not go! I phoned the restaurant at the airport and they got about four dozen tarts ready for our arrival.
Very scenic heading there:
Hark, the home of the best butter tarts ever, comes into sight:
We headed to the restaurant, picked up the tarts and loaded up the plane. Before leaving, I had to fuel up. Once done, we headed back to St. Catharines. We passed this neat field on the way home:
Check out the awesome plane shadow near the bottom of the pic.
The Air Cadets were out with their gliders in St. Catharines:
It was awesome day. Sad to know the fly-in season came to an end, but what an amazing season it was!
I have more to share about last week. Stay tuned tomorrow as the saga continues!
Today’s symptoms: Actually felt pretty good today. Just dealing with some crushing pains in my forearms this evening, but that’s about it. Fatigue level was average.
Lizzy McFly 