To
Garrett, Ray, Barry, Kevin and Steve,
. . .
and to anyone else who's name has slipped my mind,
Thanks
for helping to make our stay in Australia last month our
most memorable vacation ever.
The
flights and scenery were spectacular to say the least.
To be able to tell my friends back home that I was able to take
my wife on a scenic flight in one of your aircraft says a
lot about your character and generosity as a club (not to
mention guts for loaning out a
plane to a 'foreigner')!
Thank
you Garret [Russell]
for
spending time with me on the phone calls, making
arrangements and picking me up (also for helping us
navigate to the liquor store afterwards!); to you Ray
[Colley]
for getting me through the paperwork; to you Barry
[McCarthy]
for
the fine instruction on Australian aviation protocol,
"towing low," and for having to shout to a
hard-of hearing American who was slow to interpret Aussie
dialect (did your voice ever come back?); to you Steve
[Chapman]
for
having the guts to tow me; and to you Kevin
[Rodda],
for publishing this letter and photos.
Please
save my e-mail [Tom's
email address circulated to Committee] so
if any of you ever make it to the US, I can return the
favor.
Although
our fleet can't compare to yours, we do have great thermal
activity and class E airspace to 18,000 feet (5,500 metres)!
Please do not hesitate to call me at [Tom's
phone number has been circulated to the Committee]
if you ever make it over here in Arizona.
I hope to
stay in touch because I plan on returning to your great
country on business (the conference went very well) and
vacation as soon as I can.
I will follow up on your
website when I can and if it is okay, keep you updated on
flying here in the states.
Once
again, a heartfelt thanks and best wishes!
Cheers!
Tom and
Shari Remmler
