Day 8 - Friday, July 20, 2007

2007 Minnesota Flight Academy



001 Making a plan.jpg

002 Pre-Solo Quiz.jpg

003 hydrate - hydrate - hydrate.jpg

004 hydrate-hydrate-hydrate.jpg

004 glider at rest.jpg

005 String Theory.jpg

006 Blanik L-23 luxury interior.jpg

007 Instrument panel of L-23.jpg

008 the script for CTAF position reports.jpg

009 tow plane taxis into position.jpg

010 tow plane T-3 is in position.jpg

012 tow pilot looking out the back window for signals.jpg

013 Cadet Fox and CFIG Pagel.jpg

014 Cadet Fox and Blanik L-23.jpg

016 testing rope after hooking up.jpg

017 CFIG Pagel signals tow plane to take up slack for Cadet Fox solo.jpg

018 Cadet Fox takeoff roll begins.jpg

019 off in a cloud of dust.jpg

020 CFIG Pagel traditional solo splashdown for Cadet Fox.jpg

021 after Solo Cadet Fox CFIG Pagel.jpg

023 tow plane taxiing into position.jpg

024 ready to Solo.jpg

025 pre-flight checklist.jpg

026a takeoff in dust and heat waves.jpg

026b climbing out on tow.jpg

027 Solo landing.jpg

028 the Solo pose.jpg

029 CFIG Aho and Cadet after solo.jpg

030 Solo traditional cooling off of hot wings.jpg

031 CFIG Pagel readies next Cadet Solo.jpg

032 Takeoff roll.jpg

033 going going -.jpg

034 Gone .jpg

a ride to lunch.jpg

at one with the Blanik L-23.jpg

crews switching out.jpg

glider pilots.jpg

glider tow passing overhead.jpg

Great flight -Good Job.jpg

guiding the landing of a solo cadet.jpg

in the shade and a glider on base.jpg

quick nap in the van.jpg

Tom worksing glider ops.jpg

tow plane on the roll.jpg

Tow plane T-3 lined up on runway 33.jpg

upwind wing is down.jpg

waiting.jpg