Labor Day: Hungary Joe’s Flying Circus Hits the Big Top!

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Labor Day: Hungary Joe’s Flying Circus Hits the Big Top!

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Information is still coming in, but it looks like Hungary Joe’s Goof Balls redeemed themselves in Owens Valley over the 2006 Labor Day weekend!

On Saturday Markus flew ~80 miles, landing in Chalfant Valley after taking off from Lone Pine’s Horseshoe Meadows. Our very own club president Ken flew his first 100 miles, from Horseshoe to Janie’s Ranch. Upon landing, Ken mention that it was the first time he arrived at the “Ranch� by air, and was noticeably upset to see it out of business! Ken arrived at Janie’s after Jimmy Dean, Power Line Mike and Vrezh had landed at the historic site. He explained his delay as having been forced to wait an extra hour on launch while Mother Hen Joe kicked dirt, sprinkled blades of grass and was heard chanting under his breath for omens on the weather.

Vrezh should have watching for omens too, because 50 miles out he tumbled! North of Onion Valley, before crossing the valley to the Black Mountain (of death), a gust seized his glider, and with Vrezh holding on, completed a forward summersault. Vrezh, demonstrating that strength, stubbornness and bravery are no match for stupidity, then continued flying another 50 miles for his personal best XC distance.

The Circus went on for another two days, with most of Joe’s raft of pilots flying from Gunter on Sunday, getting high and going far. Certain friends of SHGA basked in Keogh hot springs on Sunday afternoon, rounding out the annual trip of good flying in hot weather with good friends by consuming excess booze.

On Monday, anyone not worn out by the two days of airtime had local flights from Horseshoe, before driving home.

Let's do it again next year!
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