December 27, 2005

• Airborne...

  Joel and I have had a variety of experiences with RC planes - most of them negative.  Three years ago we bought a HobbyZone AeroBird (while Joel was visiting us in Baltimore).  The day was windy and our experience motivated us to pray without ceasing for the duration of the first flight.  (The plane spiraled up to about 50ft high and got caught by a sudden gust from the south.  Yes, we did get it back, but our enthusiasm for flying on windy days was somewhat dampened.)

  I think it was sometime last year I bought Joel an AeroBird, so we could fly together.  We had a couple of short flights last summer, but the big success came yesterday and today.

  
  The shots aren't that hot - screen shots from some video we took of one
  of the flights - but you get the idea: plane in air - plane no longer flying a minute and a half later and
  (smiling) person carrying plane (Joel) - must have been happy landing.

  Lately we've also been finding out more about the Meyer-side genealogy.  We know names of my grandparents, maiden name of my fraternal grandmother.  We also found out that there was some American Indian blood mixed in on my dad's side - probably Cherokee, but we'll have to track that down (if we can).

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