Moonshiners Fly-In Flights #1278 #1279 #1280 #1281

First fly-in in a long time

The Moonshiners is a fly-in that I’ve wanted to do for a couple of years. It takes place in Mountain City, Tennessee, at Johnson County Airport 2200 ft MSL, which is the highest elevation in the state.

I got in four flights, unfortunately I accidentally deleted the flight data of 3 of them. The evening flights were all light breezes with level 4 bumps and both mornings had low foggy ceilings.

I cut the trip short due to lack of shade and high temperatures. My campsite was a long way from the porta potties and the numerous food vendors didn’t show up. I’d do it again but not without an air conditioned trailer and a couple of buddies.

It was good to get out of town but it wasn’t a great event for me.

Flights #1273 #1274 #1275

July 19 to July 23

Today I aborted because it just didn’t feel right. The winds were light and variable, there was a boomer over Gasparilla Island and I was feeling clumsy . It would have probably been all right and by the time I had decided to pack it up ….

It was looking a lot more doable. Oh well….

It was the right decision. The last two days have been magical air and absolutely flawless flight. No surprises or complications of any kind. Plus there was the moonshiners Fly-in coming up just next week. Why risk it?

Tech note

I’m messing with the brakes. Making the WTS toggle longer so I can feel the main brake and how much pressure it requires. If I run into Andrew Fuller at the Fly-in , maybe he can take it home for inspection and tuning.