Rick's Chicks 2012

We have the plane now we need a name. Ethel and I talked about it and asked Rick Jones, owner of Fare Share, if we could use his team name again for the 2012 Air Race Classic. Rick likes having chicks so he agreed and we are now officially Rick's Chicks again. It was a simple logistics decision because Ethel and I still have all the custom shirts from 2010 but we did not put the date on them. The airplane on the shirt will be a different color but the concept is the same.

Yes Virginia there is a Santa.....

I expected Christmas 2011 to be quiet and uneventful but boy was I wrong. The week before Christmas I was at the airport and bumped into Tom Smith who is a fellow PAOP member and pilot friend. Tom asked the normal question if Ethel and I would be flying the 2012 Air Race Classic and I went on to explain we needed a plane with more power, extended range fuel tanks, two GPS and auto-pilot. Tom's reply was you know my plane has all that and he proceeded to offer his plane for the race. I must say I almost fell over and was close to tears.

So needless to say Yes Virginia there is a Santa and his name is Tom Smith. Ethel and I will be flying Tom's 1979 Cessna R172K airplane. I still can't believe it!!!!

THANK YOU Tom!!!!!!!