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The 26th was a fantastic day of flying, we had a good mix of sailplane guys using the winch and an equal number using electric launch sailplanes (ELS). A couple of new guys with converted power ships were also there having a lot of fun and Wolf being Wolf did a lot of trouble shooting to get them flying well. Good air all day with some boomers that made you a little nervous at the limits of visibility. Roger and John White got to fly the "Beer Coolers" a lot and picked up a few thermals, good day for all of us, no damage and a lot of smiles.
	Dan Jackman really does not like to have his picture taken. Or Dennis said something, not sure which.
	Mike doing a job on the donuts, brought out a nice smile.
	Our man Wolf, today he brought the chicken wings and a cooler of pop for the guys to have lunch. What a nice gesture.
	Wolf has the ORF's enthralled with his teachings.
	Barney flying his "Warm Liner", this is one groovy airplane and is as stable as a rock. It is also fast and very maneuverable.

	This is my Trex 450 SL prior to it's first flight. It will get air under it's blades on the 29th because that is when my instructor is available. It has been a fun build and really not too hard if you have the tools (I had to buy a bunch of new ones for this build). Programming the transmitter had been kind of a mystery because I do not know what some of the parameters need to be. I am sure my instructor knows what is needed.
	Paint job took all of 10 minutes with spray cans, decals took an hour.

	If you think launching a sailplane is a benign activity, check out this bruise. This is just a warning that if you run the winch or retriever, make sure you stay out of the plane of the rotating member pulling in the line. In this case the retriever. The two retriever's we own are quite different in operation and speed. One is slow and one is a "HEMI" on steroids. Guess which one caused this nasty mark. The incoming line was not stopped in time and the metal line attachments got sucked into the take-up reel and because of the weight flailed around and smacked the operator a good one. If you operate any of this equipment, stay behind the wheel of the retriever or beside the winch drum as both can whip a line or line-attachment ring to a very high velocity. Stay clear of the path of the line in motion. A couple of weeks ago, a different operator got a finger caught in the retriever line and almost got it severed. Today a plane was crashed because the operator started the retriever while the plane was still hooked up. 'Nuff said!