The weather was great for flying last weekend. The only problem was that one of my best friends in paragliding couldn't make it. He was sorely missed.
It was at the Kankakee Regional Airport for an ultralight flying event. Photos that I took during this event can be viewed at http://picasaweb.google.com/davidmcw3/PPG090711KIKKFlyIn?authkey=Gv1sRgCLfXjoeJ6Yz7BQ# at your leisure.
There were people from Kentucky, Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana and of course our local Illinois group. There weren't any significant incidents. There were 2 engine failures that I found out about though. John Stovall from Indiana had a throttle bracket break that caused him to land in a bean field just across the road from the airport. Cindy Adkinson had a major engine failure about 5 miles from the field and had to be retrieved.
It was a great weekend!
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