Like a scene from Independence Day (the movie), a hardly-noticeable spot in the bright sky of a sunny day grew silently into a dark silhouette of alien spacecraft proportion. The roar of jet blast intensified as it flew past, yet the apparition showed no hint of wake or condensation trail. It wasn't a UFO, but the B2 flyby that had been promised for AirExpo 2000, which took place June 24th at Yuba County Airport.
The members of PRA Chapter 5 played an important part in the affair; alas, the account and pictures of the event won't appear in Rotorcraft, which recently changed editors. I guess I'll just write for our own chapter, and keep the insider jokes. [I am told that excerpts from the El Mirage account will appear in a future article on fly-ins. Thanks to the readers of the Oct newsletter who offered criticism and suggestions.]
George
The Chapter Five First Annual December Party and Potluck will take place at Bonnie and Gary's house (near Auburn) on Saturday, December 9th, at 4 p.m. Join us for an evening of wassail and high spirits. Please RSVP at 530-878-0357 to co-ordinate potluck fare. A $5 donation is requested.
Our vice president has left the Bandit fold. That's right. He sold Brilliant Yellow and fretted gyroless for a few days till he took delivery of the Brewer Special. He'll have a warmer cockpit during the chilly season.
PRA Chapter 5 Newsletters are also available on-line at:
http://www.quiknet.com/~twitham/gyro/pra5/