Theme "song" for GFI on Friday 14th of May

[Norberto Rivera]

Don't quit your day job Wayne.

[Norberto Rivera]

Same goes for you too Murray.

[Harold Henderson]

Great turnout for this GFI - Greg Gemelli (AAV254), Rick Stevens (AAV409), Ted Martin (AAV537), me (AAV580), Sergio Sanchez (AAV742), Wayne Pierce (AAV783), Steve Sondheimer (AAV825), Omar Campanalunga (AAV925), and Jerry Swalling (AAV953).

Some of the participants still loading at the gate.

[Harold Henderson]

So, there were parallel runways ... and what would you do? Yes, parallel takeoffs.

Here Wayne is climbing out while Jerry aborts due to lack of power (he later gets this resolved by the great maintenance crew who reloads the software).

[Harold Henderson]

Me, circling back past the airport headed to the first waypoint.

[Harold Henderson]

Steve over rugged Alaskan terrain.

[Harold Henderson]

Greg and "the beast".

[Harold Henderson]

and Omar

[Harold Henderson]

Rick, "Comin' at cha".

[Harold Henderson]

Omar passing me below.

[Harold Henderson]

Greg, crusing at FL40+ and .88M

[Harold Henderson]

... and blowin by me.

[Harold Henderson]

Steve, thinking "Where are all these other planes ..."

[Harold Henderson]

in the crowded skies as Wayne looks to turn in behind Greg.

[Harold Henderson]

and Rick behind Wayne ....