Meeting of the newsletter subscribers.

           Paul Lamar, Robin Lamar, Tod Archer, Doug fir and
           Steve Thomas left to right.

           Doug fir holding 109 pound all aluminum 200 HP two rotor 13B.


       Paul,
        >From the manner in which Douglas Fir is grimacing while
       holding that
       109 lb 2-rotor, he is probably wishing he had been named Northern
       While Ash.

       Please don't tell me I'm making an ash of myself once again.
That's
       really old!

       And don't point a finger at Robin for the tone of this email.  She
       should not have to shoulder the blame.  After all, right now she
       only
       has one good one left.  Right?
       jd


       Hey John,

       I resembled that remark. Really I was just lumbering along and
       Paul  noticed an unbelievably small number on a 13B placed on
       the table.   "Hey Doug that can't be right.  Pick it up," he
       said.  Having  sawdust for brains I did just that. John that is
       not a grimace, that  a sign of joy.  The engine was extremely
       light weight. I was  probably thinking what I want for Christmas.

       Doug in California



   Doug,
   Do you live in California or are you a fir-eigner?

   I wood have to believe that Paul put you up to replying just to needle
   me.  Tell him he's barking up the wrong oak.  He needs to go with the
   flow . . .the Lamarnar flow.
   jd


So how did the fly-overs go-over?  Tod showed up at Oceanside airport
and his shameless flattery bought him a ride.

Great flying day today!  IFR departure from Oceanside (I enjoy the
marine layer sometimes).  Sevenstock fly-over, gave a talk at Flabob
about my rotary installation, another sevenstock fly-over, then a fly-in
BBQ at Oceanside and hanging out with the home crowd (and give Tod a
ride), then back to Flabob for more looking at airplanes followed by a
dinner lecture by Burt Rutan.  All topped off with a night ILS into
Carlsbad where the ATIS was reporting 100 foot OVC.  Yee Ha.  AND,  Just
when
I thought I was going to have to walk home from Carlsbad, my loving wife
had the foresight to notice the weather and know that I couldn't get
into Oceanside (VOR appch only with 1100 MDA) so she left a car at CRQ
for me to drive home.  Good wife!

What a country!