The final Dawn Patrol for 2003 was to Kewanee, IL airport. It was a
brisk 14° at 7:00am and a front was suppose to be
moving in from the southwest. A little bumpy at about 800' and a
little headwind going down. Coming back we had ground speeds as high as
114 mph. It was a beautiful morning and a great start to a later
snowy day.
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Kevin Lee lands at Erie to pick up Neil Reith since Pegasus is grounded. |
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Dan Dawson was a few minutes behind. |
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Kevin and Neil get within a few hundred yards and breaks away. |
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He falls in behind Dan since Dan has his GPS set right. |
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We fly over Atkinson, IL. |
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Finally there. Close to 50 minutes fighting the wind. |
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Art Pierson awaits us and signals us to his hanger. |
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With 2 heaters going and lots of lights we enjoyed seeing his project. |
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Art and Dave Lillie are building a full scale Neiuport. |
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Art shows off his 2nd Neiuport. |
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We then went to the airport main building. |
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A view from the balcony facing the runway & next to the pool table. |
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A look at the weather center and you can see why we left quickly. |
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But we got a group shot first. |
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Actually there were times when we went faster. |
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Looking in the back seat. |
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Road leads straight north to Erie. |
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We stop and Kevin drops off Neil, top off fuel and they head home. |
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