Shawn--from Mac

Bela sent me an e-mail about the 'new" tow plane at Salida. I also saw the
post in this news group. The club has been talking about maybe doing western
Nebraska this year instead of the mountains. Not decided yet. One of our guys
bought a Russia and may want to bring it to Salida. I'm not sure what I'll do
at this point. Thinking about climbing one of them 14ers out there in early
Aug. Just what a 60 year old needs to do. Hike up a mountain. That's what I
get for letting the daughter get married. Son in law intendes to drag me up a
mountain. Now if I can pull an Oxy. bottle out of one of the ships and slip it
in a back pack. I sold the 1-23 to the Omaha Soaring Club in Dec. I can still
fly it though. I would like to see you out there again--take care and keep the
airspeed up. Mac

Mackfly wrote:

Bela sent me an e-mail about the 'new" tow plane at Salida. I also saw the
post in this news group. The club has been talking about maybe doing western
Nebraska this year instead of the mountains. Not decided yet. One of our guys
bought a Russia and may want to bring it to Salida. I'm not sure what I'll do
at this point. Thinking about climbing one of them 14ers out there in early
Aug. Just what a 60 year old needs to do. Hike up a mountain. That's what I
get for letting the daughter get married. Son in law intendes to drag me up a
mountain. Now if I can pull an Oxy. bottle out of one of the ships and slip it
in a back pack. I sold the 1-23 to the Omaha Soaring Club in Dec. I can still
fly it though. I would like to see you out there again--take care and keep the
airspeed up. Mac

Hi Mac,

I've heard Mt Shavano is a straight forward walk-up. My nine year old
son wants to do it, we will this summer. Just start getting those
evening walks in.
As for sons in law. We aren't that bad, just ask my wife's dad ;-)
SSB has a Spring camp in Western NE every year. If they're looking for
big air, they'll need to get to the mountains, but you knew that. From
talking to pilots on the front range, there will be lots of personal
"mini-camps" in Salida this summer.

Cheers,
Shawn