Of Course The First 2999 Were A Little Shaky...

Congratulate tow pilot Bob Currie; he's finally got this towing thing figured out. Today he made his 3000th tow, and got a good head start on his next thousand.

Overall, it was a good day at the airport, with a total of 29 glider flights.

We'll probably get a contest day out of it, although more than one returning pilot was overheard to say "the other guys must have had it easier than I did."

p.s. When you see Bob, ask him how many tows he has now. When he says "three thousand," look surprised and ask him "well how many fingers do you have?" He thinks this joke is hilarious.

Update -- ZA Adds:

Never give up on the weather in October ! Today was an excellent cross country day - especially if you made it to the cloud fields west of Alex . Dr Jack was spot on and the winds were very manageable and less then in some of the forecasts .By US standards CISS pilots gave everyone a run for their money today ( check OLC ) .
I know that everyone who flew cross country must have enjoyed it . I know Tod Rutledge made his goal of miles for the season on the OLC and I enjoyed some good time flying together with Scot for many miles .
It did sound like Dan might have had a recorder problem but we all know where you went - way north and then back - well done ! Terry you made the right decision to go get your prandle tube !
Nice to see Mitch at the field - pity he didn't bring his sailplane to see if he still remembers how to do it in Indiana conditions !
Finally we can't do any of it without the help of the crews and tow pilots . Congrats to Bob on his 3000th tow . FANTASTIC I say ! and thank you crew .

ZA.