DAY 1, JULY 16th : BRANDON - THE PAS
The teams arrived as planned at 4 PM and earlier, July 15th, to the exception of three planes grounded in Ontario.
It was a pleasure to see again many familliar faces. The pilots from different origins connected very quickly and in a short time the pilots bounded together. A great group indeed !
Briefing and presentation was followed by a BBQ at the airport. Brandon flying Club members joined in.
The participants made the 6 o’clock news, and the next morning, a full page on the Brandon local news paper : The Brandon Sun as well as radio interviews.
July 16th, 1st day of the Air Rally.
Early start at the airport for weather briefing, questionnaires and flight plan filling ! Unfortunately, the weather was not on the VFR pilots side. Though IFR pilots could have moved on, they decided to stay together until it was possible for everyone to move on. A game of pool, a pizza treat and a lot of jocking around made the time fly. Finally it was a GO ! Thanks to Aurel; the Pilatus captain from Switzerland and Dave; the Lear Jet captain, Mark Homer on board a Piper Comanche, the VFR teams got regular weather briefing ahead and indications to make their flight safe all the way to The Pas.
Arriving at the Pas later did not stop Warren, Dave (Rogers) and John from going for the big Fish ! Unfortunately, one of the teams, turned around and back to Brandon.
We are now 4 teams short.We expect them in the Pas tomorrow.
See the photos of day 1(july 16th) at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqazBDFYpQs
Stay put for more !
go see the photos at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqazBDFYpQs
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