IAN:Thursday 3/3/2016 Off into the blue

I bet you thought this would be about my upcoming sailing adventure, but NOOOOO!  This is about flying on a motorcycle.  It was glorious!

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Monday: Crimson Quillfeather/Tuesday: ejoanna/Wednesday: Caedy

/Thursday: art ah zen/Friday: FloridaSNMOM/Saturday: open seat/Sunday: loggersbrat

My sister took me and my brother in law flying for our birthdays last Sunday.  The little vehicle is a three wheeled trike motorcycle like contraption with a big propeller and a hang glider like sail that steers like a glider.  It can swoop low, go high enough that you would need oxygen and can travel from LA to San Fran on a tank of gas.   I wish I had known that, i might have paid them to take me.  (Kidding, it would be EXPENSIVE!)

putting on the ritzy flight suits.

This is me and the flight expert getting into our flight suits.  i was surprised at how cold it got up there.  We flew over the beach from Hawthorne to Palos Verdes.  I am glad I had this suit and the kind gentleman tucked my pant cuffs in around my ankles as we flew.  Nice man!

Boarding

Here we are boarding the trike.  I was in back, of course, on what was very like a queen seat on a motorcycle.  he sat in front with my legs wrapped around him.  I was reminded of scooter runs made when I was young!  My days with the Hell’s Angels or something not at all like them.

Taxiing

Below :The next picture is us taxiing down the runway.  It only takes 100 feet to get into the air and it takes off very quickly and quietly except for the engine noise.

Then we are flying away.  We went over the ocean, I saw a whale and lots of pretty views.  It was great fun and I think I will take Mr Zen on his birthday.

We’re off!

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