Well, Would You Look at That?

This is the reason we elected to stay. See that line of storms? Sitting right over Parkersburg and working its way to Frederick? How about that?

I pulled a TAF (terminal aerodrome forecast) near Frederick, and they are calling for thunderstorms with heavy rain and wind up to 45 knots. Now that the front has gotten ahead of us, we could probably follow it out, but why bother when tomorrow is supposed to be clear skies?

I had forgotten to mention in my previous post that none of the aircraft were damaged from the storm, even the ones that were left out. Some did get loose from their tie-downs, but all they did was spin around a bit. The control tower had no power this morning, so they were using hand radios and trying to organize the people departing. It has not been a good couple of days for them!

The people here in Elkhart have been awesome. We hooked up with an EAA guy at the airport who let us use his hangar, and he has been shuttling us back and forth from the airport. The local 99's chapter has also been fantastic. They've been shuttling people back and forth and providing snacks and goodies. Everyone we've met here in Elkhart has been super friendly and helpful.

Time to hit the pool and then off to a barbecue party!