Crazylegs '07

Today was the '07 Crazylegs Classic 8k. The race supports UW athletics and is named in honor of Elroy "Crazylegs" Hirsch; a former UW football player, former professional football player and former UW athletic director.

His nickname was permanently affixed to him by Chicago Daily News sportswriter Francis Powers who, upon witnessing him play for the Badgers against the Great Lakes Naval Station in 1942, wrote "His crazy legs were gyrating in six different directions, all at the same time; he looked like a demented duck." A "demented duck", sounds like my kind of guy... lol

Crazylegs Classic

My time for the 8k was 41:32.

Flying N515KG w/ Pete

Saturday afternoon, Pete and I went up in Wisconsin Aviation's Citabria which is based in Watertown, WI (RYV). Beautiful plane and a lot more fun to fly than a 172.

When we arrived at RYV, a P-51 and T-33 had both stopped for fuel so we had to take pictures.

After leaving RYV we flew to Hartford (KHXF) and along the way did turns around a point using the National Shrine of Mary Catholic Church (Holy Hill) as our point. Amazing view but the wind was pushing us around quite a bit.

Here is Pete and 515KG:


Here is the P-51:


Here is the T-33:


Here is the church at Holy Hill (needless to say, I did not take this picture):

Flying w/ Jodi

4/17/2007

Jodi and I went up flying around the local Madison area. We took an aerial tour of downtown Madison, flying by the capital and then circling back over west Madison and Middleton. We then went southwest of town and Jodi took over the flying duties maneuvering the the plane [Cessna 172 - N75706] in both level flight and turns at 4500 ft. MSL.

Great time was had by all...

Flying w/ Jodi