Picked the airplane up -- home safe
Well - the weather was great yesterday (5/4) although a bit of a bumpy ride. Craig Lesinski (Mansfield based) gave me a ride up in his Zlin:
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We had to stop in Montpelier VT for fuel due to the 25 knot headwind and the fact that the Zlin only carries 22 gallons of fuel. It took us 2.6 hours going up and only 1.6 coming home. In Montpelier I found a Beech 99 owned by Wiggins Airways:
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Here is a air to air shot of the Zlin on our way back home at 5500 feet:
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And here are a few shots of the Skyhawk back in our hangar:
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We just need to put all the plastic back in the interior and we will have COMPLETED our "Better than New" 172.