Aeronautical update.

The planned introductory flight for last night in Merrill was cancelled just because of a few thunder storms and a ton of rain.... go figure. Have been doing a lot of pondering on this plane situation and this is what it looks like--
I would have to find a used plane that someone I trust can verify it's airworthyness, hopefully in the $6-7000 range. This should not be a real big issue. More of a problem is storing the thing. I had a tentative arrangement with airplane Al in Phillips to rent some space in his hangar. This would work until I can get something going at the Ottertail. This means building something big enough to hold a 28x18 plane. Not to forget the 30 x 10 door necessary to get the plane in and out. None of these things are insurmountable problems, but it will require considerable planning (and money) to get it accomplished. This winter I will have to get a plan worked out to see if this agenda can happen next spring or not. In any event, we are going to go ahead with training in the spring. That could be done this fall, but I have a ton of things to do yet, not to mention bowhunting starting this weekend.....
We have re-scheduled the flight to next week. I'll let you know what it's like.