We headed out to a practice site this morning at around 8:30 under cloudy but warm conditions about 45 minutes from Santa Fe. This practice site is at the full-scale Galvez Aerodrome location and one of the members who gave us the run down of the facility with supplied folding chairs and a cooler of refreshments and most importantly a washroom. Now that’s hospitality!
The Italian team arrived shortly afterwards and it wasn’t long before Team Canada was in the air. When it came time for the Italians to start flying we were surprised at their take off procedure or lack of. In simple terms the helper carries the airplane out to the flight area, holds the nose up vertical and the pilot then applies full throttle until the airplane climbs out of the helper’s hands. If you haven’t seen this before it is quite a spectacle. I didn’t have my camera but I think Dave got some photos of this and I will post them later.
At around 11:30 it started to rain so we got a few more flights in and packed up and headed back to the hotel to meet up with the girls for a late lunch. A siesta was in store before dinner as the whole town shuts down in the afternoon for a few hours so why not participate in the local customs I say.
We headed out for dinner and once again had a meal much like (2) filets per plate done in a cherry like sauce over rustic potatoes. Rustic potatoes are much like our chunky fried hash browns at home. Dinner averaged about 60 pesos per couple, which is about $20 Canadian and this included the appetizers, drinks and desserts!! It was then back to the hotel for an early night as the team heads out at 7:30am Friday for practice.
The Italian team arrived shortly afterwards and it wasn’t long before Team Canada was in the air. When it came time for the Italians to start flying we were surprised at their take off procedure or lack of. In simple terms the helper carries the airplane out to the flight area, holds the nose up vertical and the pilot then applies full throttle until the airplane climbs out of the helper’s hands. If you haven’t seen this before it is quite a spectacle. I didn’t have my camera but I think Dave got some photos of this and I will post them later.
At around 11:30 it started to rain so we got a few more flights in and packed up and headed back to the hotel to meet up with the girls for a late lunch. A siesta was in store before dinner as the whole town shuts down in the afternoon for a few hours so why not participate in the local customs I say.We headed out for dinner and once again had a meal much like (2) filets per plate done in a cherry like sauce over rustic potatoes. Rustic potatoes are much like our chunky fried hash browns at home. Dinner averaged about 60 pesos per couple, which is about $20 Canadian and this included the appetizers, drinks and desserts!! It was then back to the hotel for an early night as the team heads out at 7:30am Friday for practice.
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