On 9/12/2013 1:00 PM, Tony wrote:
On Monday, July 8, 2013 12:57:55 PM UTC-5, Tony wrote:
RAS,

Good story snipped...

Diamond Distance has been my goal for a long time and I never imagined it
would happen this way. Uphill, Upwind, and in a Std. Cirrus. It was
always supposed to be a downwind dash in the Cherokee so I'll have to
keep working on that. I won the Kowbell on my 5th attempt which I am
pretty proud of and am looking forward to getting the paperwork submitted
for the distance, then I'll only need altitude. The total flight time was
8 hrs 10 minutes, by far my best to date. It was proof that you can
either fly slow for a long time or fast for a short time.

Not only did I fly the flight but all i's were dotted, t's were crossed,
and the Badge Dude just informed that my Diamond Distance claim has been
approved. woohoo!

This flight & Dalhart convinced me you were capable of "Up und aht tzem!"
Radioactive Man.