Today was the big day. Yesterday we drove from Declo, Idaho to Jackson, Wyoming and stayed the night at the Viginian Lodge. Got a good night's sleep and was up and at them by 6:00.
Went to Teton Village at 7:45 and Marv got paired up with his pilot instructor. To comply with regulations you have to become a student pilot. And Marv has his membership card to show for it.
The day was absolutely perfect. Sunny, warm (if you can call 40 degrees warm), and a slight breeze.
All the fliers went up to the top of the mountain in the tram, while us chickens went over to the landing area and waited. And I was the head chicken.
And it was all over by 9:30. So we went and bought some pictures, got in the car and drove about 3 1/2 hours back to the RV park and the kitties. And a nap!
Marv had his video camera and there was some nice footage, but the file was way too big to upload on the system we have here. I did get some good video of him coming down, but kept losing him. He really had a wonderful time and he is thinking about maybe doing it again later this week. Not sure how serious he is, but time will tell.
I uploaded on of the videos I took and put it on youtube,
It is http//youtube.be/zbNeTHHELU4 This should be a link but doesn't seem to do what it is suppose to. It is "Grumblepaw's 71st Birthday Flight. If that doesn't work, let me know. When we get home I will upload the other video.
Now for pictures.
Tomorrow is laundry day and waiting for the truck to get fixed.
Til later.
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