The windy day didn’t scare pilots. Another great day on the beach (winds picked up to 14mph). Oh man, I hoped I could fly here. Maybe next year…
Besides the flights, we had a short (comparing to Salton Sea) kitting competition and a few stunts from the “super”, plus the guys from Nirvana (by the way, Dell was flying a 10 meter wing!).
Lastly, I made a good deal with Leon (from Sky Cruiser) and bought an original trike. I hope I can fly this as soon as possible. Missing that…
Anyways, going back home tomorrow very early (4AM!!!!) to celebrate mother’s day with my wife and kids.
Beautiful Panama Beach in Florida. Photo: Alex Souza.
Another good day here at the event. Morning was taken in the take-off zone, afternoon I spent coding my first iPhone application (an app for PPG Places still in my list). Here goes a brief of the day:
Like yesterday, some people “got wet” when taking-off (nobody hurt, fortunately)
Yesterday early night was surprising with the folks from Nirvana flying their gliders with LED (they wrote the Nirvana logo). Simply amazing!
Some fog during afternoon, above 500ft
I met some folks I just knew via email (Michael Peter from Ireland, Andy McAvin, Pascal from Paramania, etc)
I finally got wet in the refreshing sea
Tomorrow seems to be windy, with possibility of rain during the afternoon (not good). I will keep you posted!
Pilots enjoying the good weather in Florida. Photo: Alex Souza.
Today was a busy day. I had a shift working in the flying zone from 9:30 to 12:30. Lots of pilots enjoyed (and are still enjoying) the great weather we have here. Like yesterday, another pilot “took a bath” in the sea, while in the competition tasks. Another one, in the same competition got a close call when he crashed and his engine kept running. With the accidents, the police was called and the competition was cancelled. Fortunately nobody is hurt.
There a lots of vendor booths here but I didn’t see anything new yet (no new trikes or new glides, besides the MacJet, first reflex wing from Macpara).
Today I met some great guys I knew from email or from other events: Wil Jones, from Talking PPG Radio, Chris Saintcroice and Jeff Goin. I also talked to Paul Lindquist but no sign yet from Michael Peters, from Ireland, who I need to meet in person too.
A pilot flying close to my room, in Panama Beach, during Beach Blast 2010. Photo: Alex Souza.
After a long flight from Seattle to Panama Beach, I finally arrived at the Edgewater Resort. I was lucky enough to find old good friends: Javier and Jose from Aerolight, my buddy Simon, Paul from Planet PPG and Elisabeth Dufour. Nice people!
The weather is gorgeous (around 75F) and was able to take some pictures (available in my Flickr Photostream) and shoot a small video of “Super” Dell flying his trike (see below):
