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This year's Night Fly marks the second successful such event for the club. Mother Nature tried but failed to dampen our fun! This year's monsoons plowed through the field around 4:30 PM. Those at the field were treated to torrents of horizontally-blown sheets of rain. But by 6 PM, the dark skies had lifted and only the windy downbursts from the passing storm remained. The first planes took to the air again just before a ruddy crimson sunset, at which time the winds stilled and planes happily donned their light sticks.

The night flying was absolutely perfect - smooth air and good visibility. Most flights went without incident, and we were treated to several interesting lighting designs. It seemed like all of the club's Sig Kadet Seniors were equipped for night flight! Side note: it's amazing how fast a Senior appears to fly at night!

Here's to next year's Night Fly!



Craig Kulesa
Fri Dec 4 18:49:42 MST 1998