Monday June 23

We had a rough day. Our mandatory all pilots briefing started at 8am and continued without a break until 2:15pm. They take a roll call and expect everyone to be on time. If not, penalties are imposed, knots added to your total score. If you don't show at all you are disqualified, so everyone is always on time and present. Fortunately for us we had breakfast before the meeting. Some of the late risers did not and they were famished. They presented some important information at the end of the meeting which was a bad idea, all of us were tired and hungry and not concentrating by then.

We went to lunch at Applebees, and then headed over to Yellowstone Jet Center. What a posh place. Lovely to fly into in the winter. They have large cozy chairs and sofas and a big fireplace. The pix of the eagle and moose are from their lobby area. We bought oil and then went to the Fixed Base Operator where the planes are tied down. We checked the plane for hail damage, of which there was none. We went to Walmart to get snacks for the trip, grapes, nuts, and water.

It was an early night after more planning and weather gathering and we fell asleep with dreams of high flying.