Sorry for not posting yesterday when we got into Batavia. Things were a little crazy and we didn't get into Sporty's to almost 4pm (yes EST). So we were socked in at Sault St. Marie until almost 11:30am and we did a fly by to continue at Benton Harbor (no fuel stop) and then on to Batavia. There were 15 racers in the course of 2 days who had to put down at non-race airports because of weather. They sat on the ground from 30 minutes to 1-1/2 hr. That will make their score sheets not look pretty because their time didn't stop when they landed at these airports. Thank goodness we were not one of those.
We were assessed a penalty because our altitude was off in Gallup and they attempted to give us a penalty for flying a timing line in David City from the wrong direction. We explained that was impossible because there was another plane 9 seconds behind us and if we flew it the wrong way we would have been heading toward each other and that didn't happen. So we needed to find the other team and asked them to go back to the judges with us and give confirmation that we didn't fly the timing line wrong.
Our score is over our handicap which is excellent but it won't win the race. The timer told us we had one of the best legs from Hereford, TX to Goodland, KS. That was exciting!!! I will post pictures when I can but it might not be until tomorrow. We have a busy day today. We are meeting our friend Charrisa (Sporty's Flight Instructor) for lunch and then we have a Birthday Bash at the airport this evening. There will also be fireworks. How cool is that? No...the birthday bash isn't for me but for Sporty's but why not jump on board and celebrate at the same time!!!
I will be saying this many times in the next couple of days but thanks to all of you who have been watching and supporting our adventure across this incredible country.
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