Happy 4th of July to all Maule Forum members!

Same to you! Keeping it cool in the hills of N.C.?

Tough for an Englishman to acknowledge, but thank you for your forum work and input nevertheless.

It got up to 91F and 60% RH today on the eastern slope of the mountains but at least there was a breeze and the lake made it cooler than other parts of the area. Lots of people on the lake. NC isn't doing well on the COVID-19 front and I hope the crowds don't make it worse. I've been flying solo for proficiency but I'd rather be going somewhere fun and getting together with other Maule owners.

I know what you're saying about missing gatherings with other pilots. We have an airport group that used to get together once a month for a program and often a BBQ. That hasn't happened for ages. We're all still flying, but the flights are practically all solo, sometimes with a bicycle tossed in for fun at the destination. Even bike riding in groups is discouraged because the heavy breathing from a challenging ride tends to put more droplets in the air. I did get up on the 4th for a short flight and noticed a pilot that was very disoriented, probably from lack of flying recently. He was all over the sky over Lake Goodwin...