July 2009

Hi all! What a great turnout we had today! Thanks to everybody from Waycross who came and thanks to those who flew and drove in from St. Simons Island (pictures of planes and gyrocopters attached):

All those in attendance were:
Andy Hickox (from Waycross, flew the green and purple gyrocopter)
Ben Gleaton
Chuck Reinas (from St. Simons, flew the Europa)
Claude Stokes
Clayton Osbon (from St. Simons, flew the J3 Cub)
Cleve Thompson, Cristal Waters, Derek Tippins
Jerry Tiahrt (from Waycross, flew the red and white gyrocopter)
Mike Johnson
Mike Whitehead and company (from St. Simons, flew the Cozy III)
Rod Foutch, Steve Underwood, Trent Cady
Sorry if I missed any names. Thanks to the man who came and provided some of these pictures (was it Mr. Shaeffer, anyone else remember?). Thanks to Dr. Cleve for providing the bowls, spoons and ice cream to eat with the cake. Thanks to Andy and Jerry for giving a gyrocopter airshow (Dr. Cleve has video and more pictures to post soon). Thanks to the airport for letting us gather there. We're alternating this monthly event between Saturdays and Sundays so next month it will be on a Saturday. *Mark your calendars now for Saturday August 15th 11am to around 2pm.* *If you know some other pilots who may be interested send me their email address . If you want to be removed, let me know. Thanks again and Happy Flying! Cristal Waters ELSA Kolb Mark II Twinstar - Rotax 503 N193Y

Andy and Jerry at July Waycross Fly-InJ3 Cub  from St. Simons at July Waycross Fly-InJerry's Gyrocopter at July Waycross Fly-In
Cozy III from St. Simons at July Waycross Fly-In
Europa from St. Simons at July Waycross Fly-In