I'm back home, commercial flight is so, well, none life threatening.  no wonder it has caught on so :-)  this year's round up had a different flavor to it, everything was at ground level,( and don't park in the street!)  I don't feel I have much to offer the group yet, but hey, I buy parts, so that must help. I definitely got a years worth of ideas to keep me busy.  I very much enjoyed talking with everyone and throwing out ideas, even if they were bad, just to see where the discussion would lead.  there is always something to learn from that format actually.   I would encourage everyone to bring pictures to share next year.  I was delighted how much people were looking at mine.  it must have taken all of an hour to produce.
   visibly missing this year, in my mind at least, was col. Anderson! those couple of days last year, stranded by the weather were so rare in these times of  push, push, push.  I still laugh at the scene of all of us bouncing around the grocery store in Bell, FL looking for something for dinner, ending up after long discussions of whose is best, with frozen pizza and ice cream.  it felt like my boy scout days.
   I encourage everyone to try hard next year to make this event.  we all need the camaraderie and the encouragement to stay motivated in the right direction.
Kevin Lane  Portland, OR
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