Now that the big party has wrapped up, we've been doing a heckuva lot of relaxing and flying. On the Fourth, after returning from the Iowa Falls fly-in breakfast (via the treetop route in the Stearman), I rented Hap's 172 to start getting my skills back into shape (geesh, I have a ways to go).  And to top off my day, I took the stick (OK, it's a yoke) of Ned's Tri-Pacer.  My hangar buddies had just as much variety in their flying endeavors, from piloting a Silent Knights glider to an immaculate Cessna 140.  In between our aerial adventures, we sat in the shade of the hangar door lazily watching airport traffic touch and go. And, the grand finale to a perfect day?  Watching fireworks in camp chairs from the end of Runway 13.  A great memory to cherish.

How was your Fourth of July?

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