|
|
Oct
24
Written by:
Jeff O'Brien
10/24/2009 9:19 PM
It was quite a sight 11 pilots and their gliders all piling off the plane. The baggage boys in Ecuador were sitting just on the other side of the "baggage curtain" insinuating that if we pushed some cash through, our gliders would be pushed through the baggage door. After a few minutes of debate, Dustin and Ricker slipped the bag boys $10 total and within a couple of minutes, all the gliders came through.
In the receiving area of the airport, Raul and company were there as always to escort us in style. The local flying community rally's around Raul and they chauffeur us around town ensuring our safety. It's really remarkable. There's also been a lot of media coverage down here about the event.
We got to Eduardo's house this morning to find our gliders off loaded and ready to be unpacked. The gringos got to assembling gliders.
It took us about an hour to get everyone sorted and back on the truck for the trip to the flying site.
There is a huge paddock with two runways for aerotowing, tents and vendors, the tourism ministry, and a nice launch atop the mountain behind the paddock. You can see launch just to the right of the top of the red bull tent.
Tags:
5 comment(s) so far...
Re: Gringos and our Gliders
Thank you for the information
By ed hardy clothing on
6/6/2010 5:09 PM
|
Re: Gringos and our Gliders
tiffany jewelry
Tiffany Bracelets
Tiffany Earrings
Tiffany Necklaces
Tiffany Rings
Tiffany Pendants
Tiffany Bangles
Tiffany Cuff Links
Tiffany Money Clips
By tiffany jewelry on
6/9/2010 11:48 PM
|
Re: Gringos and our Gliders
tiffany jewelry
Tiffany Bracelets
Tiffany Earrings
Tiffany Necklaces
Tiffany Rings
Tiffany Pendants
Tiffany Bangles
Tiffany Cuff Links
Tiffany Money Clips
By tiffany jewelry on
6/23/2010 10:40 PM
|
44
nice post!Awesome coverage! Thanks!Well, it should be...will be happy to be proved wrong with this one.... I have to admit to a raised eyebrow with this as well.
By Abercrombie clothing on
8/2/2010 6:50 AM
|
good post
I feel like I’m often looking for interesting things to read about a variety of subjects, but I manage to include your blog among my reads every day because you have interesting entries that I look forward to. Here’s hoping there’s a lot more great material coming!
By gucci shoes on
9/13/2010 6:09 PM
|
|
|