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Hello to All, Iwas one of those that flew to Daytona behind Syd and Brad They came to 06C in Ill and i followed them to Fla.Well I tell ya I haven't flown so long in the wettest dampest foggiest haziest over castiest low ceilings weather in ages we flew south -diverted east-flew east diverted west flew west diverted south we stayed over at a lot of airports FBO's and occassionally a motel-- one motel actually had 6' ceilings ya know come to think of it so did Kentucky --6' ceilings .Syd wove us thru , with the great help of flight service some neato places we stopped in places that I can't even spell, but ya know what , we really found some great food in the south and the waitress was from New York City with a fake Southern accent so she'd get bigger tips so she said. well all and all I had a great trip- D.G quit,Atificial Horizon tumbled,Generator Quit, muffler clamp broke, got shot at by a broken cowl Dzus fastener in flight- a baffle broke loose Lost a header tank sight gauge cap in flight ate a seat cushion going over the OKKEEFANOKKE SWAMP wouldn't trade it fer nuttin.By the way Syd averaged 4.25 gallons per hour--I averaged 6.25 I told him he just has smaller tanks. Oh Ya DONT FERGET to ask SYD about the chipper. Dennis 99564 in ILL with parts from here to there scattered in various states. --- Greg Bullough <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm > before following any advice in this forum.]---- > > > I was there, briefly, for the Board of Directors > meeting. > > It was a wonderful event, except for the weather. > Basically it poured buckets the whole time. When > it wasn't raining, it was cumulonimbus central. I > believe 6 Ercoupes actually made it in, and those > with great diversions and struggle. Syd said it > took him 4 1/2 days from Wisconsin. > > You'll see more reports as those who flew > manage to get home. As of Monday, it didn't > look like the exit was going to be much > better than the way in. > > Greg > > At 09:40 AM 6/25/03 -0400, Jim K erns wrote: > >----[Please read > http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following > any > >advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > >I have been waiting to see some msg about the > nationals in Daytona > >Beach, haven't seen one word. Didn't anyone go this > year. > > ========================================================================== ==== > To leave this forum go to: > http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm > Search the archives on > http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/ > > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com ========================================================================== ==== To leave this forum go to: http://ercoupers.com/lists.htm Search the archives on http://escribe.com/aviation/coupers/
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