Shabbos was pleasant here at Ak-Chin airport.  In the afternoon, Wayne flew, as did local trainer Mo and a few other pilots from the Phoenix area.  It was practically a mini fly-in!

This morning I flew solo flight #39.  I flew “around the block” over irrigated fields and farms.  Here’s takeoff:

M practiced a couple skateboarding tricks that don’t require rolling:

We installed the white sun shade we purchased at Quartzsite.  It goes across both slides and should keep the sunward side of the RV cool:

Towards sunset, Wayne and Mo went out for a flight:

I flew solo flight #40.  It was so windy that, once aloft, my groundspeed was only 4 MPH.  After going forward for a few minutes, I would turn into the wind, race downwind at 35 MPH, then turn into the wind to start another crawl upwind:

Coming in for a landing:

This morning we said goodbye to our friends in Scottsdale and drove south to Ak-Chin regional airport where Wayne and Susie are parked for a few weeks.  Wayne helped me install a new carburetor, as well as identify and eliminate high points on the head which were preventing the head seal from sealing properly.  It took a couple hours, but we got everything installed and tested:

Towards sunset Wayne got out his wing and went out for a flight:

Good Shabbos from Ak-Chin airport near Maricopa, Arizona!

See the trip map for today’s drive and our current location.