I drove to Palm Bay Friday afternoon. Fortunately I'd dropped a pin on the compound when I was up last month but Rex had to drive around a bit before he found it.
Here is the address: 2273 Skywood Ct SW. The Compound is partially developed land similar to
Placida but not as large. We were restricted to 2 blocks with a cul de sac separating them. The field is ringed by smallish trees but there is plenty of room to climb out.
There was a lot of guys getting ready to fly and the winds were light. I set up at the farthest end and waited for the pilot ahead of me to launch. When it was my turn I inflated the wing and started to roll. James Farewell pulled the trigger at the same time from the left side, crosswise to my runway. I was just taking off when I saw we were on a collision course, so I cut power, touched down and taxied until James was clear. He saw me and also modified his launch. Several people mentioned it and I guess it looked pretty dicey but neither one of us felt we were in danger. Anyway, it was a good flight with no other surprises.
After the evening flight I wandered around and caught up with old friends. Leon Wacker was there with Scotty and his engineer (?). I also saw CC, her partner, Elisabeth and Eric, Eric Fairwell and the entire Avaitor gang including a grumpy demo team from Kuwait calling themselves ARMY. I'm not sure what they are all about. Apparently the Kuwait Military sponsors their equipment and pays for their expenses. If they are supposed to be flying ambassadors from the Persian Gulf, somebody should talk to them about diplomacy. Among themselves they are all smiles and chatter but when I sat down with them and James during dinner they were anything but cordial. Maybe it was a language barrier, I hope so. Later that evening I had dinner with Rex and his lovely wife Sherry.
The next mornings flight was wonderful with the best sunrise of the season.
Once again I stayed high.... At least until the last 15 minutes when I played around the patch.
The finisher was lunch with Jeff and Tim followed by a casual drive down the East coast.
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