Wednesday, June 18, 2014

Icing in June??? What???

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

We planned an early departure from KEKO, Elko, NV this morning but.... We left the hotel and saw frost on the golf course, so we knew it was not going to be a typical day.  When we arrived at the airport, we noticed low fog and found 1/16" ice all over the airplane.  Southern Florida girls are used to 85 degree plus weather with no icing so we had real life experiences.  We learned more than can ever be taught from a book.


In case you want to see it for yourself -- here is a photo of Icing on the front cowl in JUNE!!!!



Did you ever think you would see Tamra scraping ice off N37TJ????  We found a new use for the low tech plotter.


This was a challenging day skirting mountains and weather.  We stopped at Pinedale, WY for fuel and met Alex and her crew who grilled hot dogs for us and provided fruit salad and other goodies.  We landed for the night in Scottsbluff, Nebraska.  Sherry and her crew welcomed us with open arms, a BFF shirt, and a delicious sandwich.


Alex, stop chair, has a very interesting story to tell -- from a performer to music teacher to pilot with the CAP.



Airport dog and friends hanging around Pinedale, WY




Stop chair, Sherry, sporting her Rosie the Riveter jumpsuit and a BFF shirt she gave every racer.


It is an awesome experience to fly with such outstanding female pilots.  One of our favorite things is to hear the other pilots' stories.   All ages from 18 to 80s, participate in this race, some highly experienced and some newbies. No matter what level of experience, everyone learns something, improves their aviation skills, learns more about our beautiful country, and are better because of of the experience.


We've included various pictures of majestic snow-covered mountains to the Great Salt Flats.












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