I got home at noon today. Whipped and answering calls from work, followups from the calls I was getting during the Banquet last night.
It was so great to see everybody, again! I sure missed the regulars that didn't make it this year, Bob Lewis, Cloyd, Bill Manhein, Eddy (PT Winner) and many others. I got to see Gene & Becky MacPherson back after missing a couple of years.
There were some new faces, People I had not met before. The North East has a pretty active fly-in family, many local airbosses and some 300 local members. Sorry, when you are from Texas and travel this state anything with in 400 miles is local.
The socializing was awesome lots of rib jabbing and fun. I found an ipad at the FBO, it turned out to be Dan Kirby's. And I had a great time with that one, when I got BAC to the reception on Friday evening. BACfest draws so many of our super talented members from their many fields of expertise. The opportunity to come face to face with these people, listening, sharing and learning.
I missed a good bit of the banquet last night with a customer's aircraft losing a back up hydraulic pump in flight last night. But I was there long enough to WIN a Bogey Bar!!! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Then there was the bar down stairs after-wards. Angel the barmaid stayed late for us and was awesome, when Sam did not have his tongue in her ear. I think, I paid her way through college with the generous assistance of Marty V.
What a great time I had with All of You Guys & Gals!
I will see you next year on the Gulf Coast Beach!
Sciscoe