Flying and Mowing

We went flying today, I hadn't had the P-39 out since last fall so I took it and the Skylane.  I got four flights on the Skylane and three on the P-39.  The first flight on the P-39 was great but on the second the nose gear would not come down so I landed as slow as I could and just ended up with a little scuff mark on the spinner.  I found a loose screw that had hung up so I flew it again and the same thing happened again.  Now I have to make a small modification to keep the wheel straight when it is retracted.

Dan was there also, flying his Piper Cub with D Day invasion stripes which was kind of appropriate since it happened on June 6th 74 years ago.

We headed home early because it was windy and kind of cold at the flying field so I decided to mow the lawn which needed it badly.

I hadn't notice our red hot pokers were in bloom, the humming birds are going to like them.

Then I noticed the water lilies have started to open up.

I forgot to put this in the post for the Winter Build Challenge, they gave each of us a coin for completing the build and flight.

This is the back, kind of a nice little memento of a fun trip.