Flying in to 88NV (Burningman airport) is always a joy!! All of the weather worries were for not along my route. I literally had blue skies and tailwinds!

CC drove the RV and made it just after the gate closed for 3 hours. We hung out in a dust storm waiting for the gate to re-open.

We finally made it to the airport, found our camping spot, plugged in, and got settled.

Sunday morning we swung into work mode. CC was assigned runway chevron duty and I mastered setting parking whiskers on the ramp.

At lunch time, CC showed up driving “truck-a-saures. Now he wants to buy one.

Sunday afternoon was busy getting ready for the rain. The last time we had rain during Burningman was in 2014.

Sunday night the rain arrived and lasted through morning. There is something special about rain at Burningman. It’s like living through a disaster, but still fun.

CC was out early in his mud boots fixing the power connection and dumping water out of the shade structure.

We are hunkered down inside while the playa absorbs the moisture.

We sure hope this is the end of the rain for another nine or ten years at Burningman.

Most of you have met, but really don’t know, CC. This interview took place at Sodbuster’s STOL competition. It’s cute, and fun. Enjoy.

Two really fun adventures with Charlie Mike!

OSH = Oshkosh. CC and I flew two planes from Southern Nevada to Oshkosh Wisconsin. Whew! It was sure different than my last trip to OSH. I took three weeks last time. This time, we made it in three days. Ugh.

I won’t bore you with all of the stops and the details of fixing CC’s exhaust in Mike Patey’s hangar…..or my flat tire the next morning in Utah……But here are some photos of our fun.

We made it to OSH in the time we were hoping. We had nice tailwinds and the weather was manageable.

The next morning, we were off to my first STOL (Short Take Off and Landing) competition – Sodbusters! Turns out I sucked, but it was fun and I had one great takeoff. Now that I have one competition under my belt, I will go again. (I did so much better in practice!)

After the Competition, we headed back to OSH and got to tangle with the crazy traffic! What a hoot to fly with so many airplanes. It was nuts.

CC gave two presentations, and I had one. Mine was a repeat of last year’s talk about flying to Burningman. I had about 100 people this year, twice what I had last year. It was so fun! I also got to connect with a bunch of my burner friends. So great!

The way home was definitely more challenging than the way there. Bumpy, headwinds, and long days of flying. It was a journey, again in three days.

Overall, flying around the country in a small airplane is a joy. Doing it with someone else is even more fun. I’m so lucky and grateful.

Next up: three weeks at Burningman!