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I received word today that all of the cadets at the solo school in Hagerstown, Maryland had completd their first solo flights.

I flew from Fort Meade to Hagerstown, today, to catch lunch with my friend at the Civil Air Patrol cadet solo school. The weather was perfect for VFR flying, and the cadets are progressing well, in both their academic and flying skills.

I returned to Orville’s Restaurant at York Airport for more of its great Maryland crab soup. The restaurant respects the Old Line State’s most famous export by calling it red crab soup. However named, it is the best crab soup that I can recall ever having.

I was fortunate to have the opportunity to join the cadets from my Civil Air Patrol (CAP) squadron at the Frederick Municipal Airport (KFDK), today. We had a great time learning how to prepare, launch, and fly our wing’s glider.

I flew in to York Airport today for a quick lunch. What I found was one of the best servings of crab soup that I’ve ever had (and I love crab soup!).

My daughter and I flew off to Sussex County Airport (Georgetown, Delaware) for breakfast, this morning. We expected the usual fair of toast and eggs, but were pleasantly surprised to find that there’s a hidden special on the menu.

Yesterday, I was flying with another pilot, Dan Booher. Dan and I are each working to increase our experience and pilot time, so we took turns being a safety pilot (a look out for other aircraft) while the other flew the aircraft using only instruments. We flew from Tipton Airport at Fort Meade, Maryland to Salisbury-Ocean City Wicomico Regional Airport, and then we went on to Sussex County Airport in Georgetown, Delaware. We had planned on flying directly to Ocean City Municipal Airport; however, a 300′ ceiling was too low for a lunch flight (too bad, crab cakes at the beach seemed such a good idea after a weekend spent skiing).