Flying with Patrick

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="11c800640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <I>Photos by Cindy</I><I> ...</I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Arial" ><B>    </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photos by Cindy"><B>home</B></A></FONT></div> <div> back to<B>  </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Albums"><B>Photo Albums</B></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=170 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id171.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Florida Feb. 2004">Florida - Feb. 2004</A></div> <div> <B>Flying with Patrick</B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 width="100%" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <bR> <div> <B>Flying with Patrick!</B></div> <div> <B> <img src="HTMLobj-6467/aniGif.gif" border="0" align="bottom" width="600" height="50">  </B></div> <div> February 12, 2004 -- I took my first flight with Patrick, along with his instructor, Steve. It was one of the coolest and proudest moments of my life!!! I thought I'd be nervous, but I wasn't one bit. I enjoyed every moment!!! I'd give him an A+ for his landings, especially the one at Daytona! It was smoooooove!!! :-)</div> <bR> <div> Below are pictures I took during the day, and a couple of video clips.</div> <bR> <div> How NOT to land an airplane!  <a href="HTMLobj-5877/BadLanding.WMV" target="_blank"><u>Ugly Landing</u></a>  (2.3MB .wmv video file) -- NOT Patrick!!!</div> <div> Patrick showing how it's done!  <a href="HTMLobj-5878/A_Landing.WMV" target="_blank"><u>A+ Landing</u></a>  (2.5MB .wmv video file)</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="821" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="166e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Just part of the school's fleet</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1670902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1672902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1674902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1676902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Private planes belonging to some of the Daytona 500 racers!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1678902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 406 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="167a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="167c2c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="167e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1680902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1682902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1684902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Cleared for take-off!!!!!!!!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1686902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Wheeeee!!!  We're airborne!!!!!!!!  :-)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1688902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This was the week before the Daytona 500</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="168a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Time-trials were going on this day.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="168c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Wow!  Look at all the RVs!!!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="168e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1690902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>You can see how close the track is to the runways! (far right)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1692902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Another angle showing the track and runways.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1694902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1696902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="1698902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Ormond Beach airfield.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="169a902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="169c902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="169e902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16a0902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16a2902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Flagler Airfield, near Flagler Beach.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16a4902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 338 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16a6902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>We landed at Flagler to have lunch!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="401"><div> <B><IMG SRC="16a8902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>hmm ... not exactly a good name for a restaurant near an airport these days!!!</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16aa902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>uh oh ... looks like trouble!!! ;-)</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16ac902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16ae902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Getting ready to head back!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16b0902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Flying away from Flagler Airfield.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 322 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16b4902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Patrick, hard at work!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16b6902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Headed toward the beach area.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 406 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="16b8902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Lots of swamp land!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16ba2c900.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="400" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16bc902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16be902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 306 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16c0902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16c2902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 338 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16c4902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="16c6902c0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="300" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>One of the many bridges between the mainland and</B></div> <div> <B>barrier island.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table>   </body>