Nice pics, Spike. Thanks for sharing a fun trip with us. Here in the "Heartland" we were socked in the whole weekend with rain, lotsa gusts, and low ceilings. Yuch. 'Twas a good weekend for working on one's tail ... I mean, horizontal stabilizer.
Next X-country I do here I'll send you some pics. Then you can pretend you're flying over any of NE, KS, IA, IL, IN, OH, and northern MO.
