Day 865: Horses and Flying with Hot Air Balloons

Shabbos in Scottsdale was nice.  We got to see our new friends from our last couple of visits, as well as catch up with Barak and Shoshana and their kids.  We walked the neighborhood in the afternoon to get a feel for what housing is like.  You know, just in case.

This morning, B went with Barak and Shoshana’s girls to the local stable to visit the horses:

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I installed this new, longer exhaust coupling, released by Blackhawk to address an RPM gap in the paramotor’s power curve.  This new part seems to have largely fixed the problem:

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This afternoon, I drove out to Pleasant Valley Airport to meet local PPG pilots.  A Paradrenalin student was taking off for the first time:

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I did two flights, checking out some hot air balloons in the process:

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From the ground, fellow pilot Deanna photographed me:

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Great sunset:

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While I was flying, our kids went to the park with Barak and Shoshana’s kids to play some games:

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I was on my way home after dark, so I missed the backyard campfire:

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Day 863: Tonto National Monument
Day 866: Two Golf Carts Short of a Parade

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