We tour the skies

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We finally had a sunny morning, so we used it for an early flight to see the spring water tumbling over Palouse Falls, a 30 minute flight from Richland. This was Jan's first flight in our new motorglider (we usually call it an "airplane" so we don't confuse it with the other motorglider we still own), and the third Phoenix she's flown it. She's still impressed with how fast it gets off the ground - it's a rocket, for sure.

I'd show you a picture of the Falls, but I didn't think to go down very low, so the pictures of it are pathetically small. Getting low is not something a glider pilot thinks about doing.

The electricians finished their work yesterday, so the hangar complex has power everywhere. The door to our hangar is functioning, and the drywall is painted. It's the only one with all the interior sides covered in drywall, thanks to it's central location that requires a firewall.

Most of the doors are working, but the city wants a few things modified before they'll issue an occupancy permit. It's going to be close, but it might still happen this month!