I flew the plane to the mechanic for it's annual inspection on September 26. I was a bit nervous with Ian coming but being on the other side of the state, it looked like we would fare well. That's all history now and though the storm did slow down progress a bit as the shop closed for 3 days, we are back on track and I am looking forward to having a plane again.
I have a tradition of holding an event at the hangar when the plane is gone. I had planned for last Saturday but with the forecast uncertain, I had moved it to this Saturday. The weather last week was good but it would have meant shopping in the rain so this was a better plan. I also needed some time to make sure the hangar was clean.
Planning a cook out is a lot like flight planning except it involves food. We decide to make this an easy event and went with Hot Dogs and Chips. We did go a bit fancy with cooked onions, Sauerkraut, Chili, cheese, raw onions and condiments. The meal was rounded out with sweets, Cokes and waters.
Setup was pretty easy, I have a mini fridge so that let me keep everything cool. We went with an electric griddle for ease and safety. I started about an hour before people arrived and got things set, then sat around chatting for a bit and then began cooking the onions. They take little actual work but you need about 25 minutes for them to fully cook.
After that people started arriving so we started the dog cooking. We had great weather and it was nice to kick back, eat and chat with fellow aviation enthusiasts.
