Prescott day 1

We arrived ar PRC around 1100 on Friday. Immediately we saw racer friends from prior races and began meeting new teams and volunteers. During the afternoon we completed our pilot and aircraft check-ins as well as aircraft inspection. 

Thanks to Caroline's terrific and thorough preparations, and good communication we were in good shape.  Everything proceeded with out a hitch until we noticed the pilot side window was open and the latch had cracked and fallen apart. Oh no. While not a serious safety concern, and not essential to flight, this was something we wanted to repair.  After conferring with the officials we made a plan to stop at a shop and buy some adhesives.  With some gorilla glue and tape we were set. While exploring Lydia came across a bracket on the ground that turned out to be a perfect fit for the window closure. On Saturday while the plane was already impounded for integrity with the race competition we were granted permission to install the fix.

This weekend the team gathered with family from Colorado and California. We stayed in downtown Prescott and very much enjoyed the city. There are fascinating granite formations, big open sky and a nice historic down town area.