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Mike, Nice Parrot fish! The other one looks like a grouper of some kind? Only the ones who have done it understand the feeling when you spear a fish and you can feel the energy through the shaft of the spear. The other when you stone the fish instantly. Now looking at the other butterfly picture, if it wouldn't happened to me, I would doubt a picture like that. Looking at the other picture. The butterfly passed at the perfect distance and at the perfect angle to the Gopro camera. This is the other picture

Mike, Regarding the red Drifter, looks great. I remember my first solo take off on a Maxair Drifter. It had a Rotax 503 and for the first time I had to use the left rudder instead of the right rudder I was used to. I can tell you it wasn't pretty. It felt like the airplane had a 400 horses powered radial engine try to turn the thing to the right border of the grass runway. Thanks God it was not concrete!

Hi Mike, I have been looking for the butterfly video and can't find it. There is only one more picture of the butterfly but I have to transfer it from my son's computer and will post it later tonight. But I got the hawk ! Now let me know, true or false? Good landings.

Mike, The fish was delicious. The butterfly in the picture it was real. if I would ever decide to alter a picture, I would choose maybe a hawk or something more close to my style. I actually though twice to posted it. I basically left my GoPro filming while I was fishing and upon reviewing the video I found it and got few pictures out of the video. The butterfly got close to the camera. Tonight I ll try to get a small clip of the butterfly

Here, mi friend Miguel. He is a pilot and today we went flying. He absolutely loved the "Drifter experience". This is a RC club we both used to go flying RC airplanes.

Frank, You can not be more right! We have to be honest with ourselves first. Then let others accept you as you are. You are right again about your granddaughter. Beauty runs in the family. God bless you.

Frank, That is a nice picture. I there are so many different types of people. I love spear fishing and I was a fanatic when I used to live in Cuba. Beautiful waters and lots of fish. Here I have done some and have my gear at home but can not find the time to do it properly. Now back to my statement, recently I went to a funeral of a colleague. Young guy, crazy car crash, sad,there were like 200 people. From all those people I ended up meeting a guy that is crazy about spear fishing and interested in flying. The following weekend we went flying. Later,His wife complained to me, from 200 people at a funeral, her husband managed to end up talking to the other insane person in the room. We are not crazy, we are just different, I hope!

Frank, you have the best of both worlds. Your son is an accomplished fisherman and you leave in a land of dreams. What a beautiful fish! Here my last victim. My wife's cousin. His name is Fito, and he loved the ride.

Wow! I have to plan a" Fishing 101 "class with your son. That is a monster!

Frank, Here in America, we do things the opposite way. Actually, to catch the fish I got, I used a fish like your son is holding as bait. I know it is a difficult concept to grasp.

Nev, Thank you for your advise. All the precautions you take are not enough sometimes. I secured the cooler with the seat belt and some bungee cord as well as the fishing rod. Well, the plastic part that was supposed to secure the top of the brand new cooler came off loose. God helped and I found it under the seat. I Am planning to buy a safety net made of bungee cord. The other option would be to beat the hell of anything I intend to place back there in that seat, to make sure does not go into my propeller. Well, now that I think about it, my next passenger happens to be my mother in law! Hmm, let me go and think about this next trip.

Here few pictures from recent sorties.

Mike, I would like to say otherwise but it is easier to catch an Alligator with your bare hands than to catch a Fish in this place. You were right! Fishing is one thing, catching it is a whole different game. Practice make perfect so they say. I need a lot of practice I can tell you. What do you say of the butterfly doing that steep turn in front of the radio antenna? Plain Dangerous!

Sunday again and today I went Fishing with the Drifter to a Canal in the middle of the Everglades. a swamp that cover most of south Florida. Pictures are a better way to describe the trip. you need to make an Alligator pass before you use the runway!

Hi Frank, Your friend is my friend. Send them all over anytime. Happy to see you are doing well and flying often.

Mike, Going back to your question. Yesterday I was scouting only. Next Sunday will prove my skills as a fisherman. I'll keep you posted.

Great idea Mike. Now the checklist gets a bit controversial from here. My friend, a retired NASA scientist, read your post. He loved your idea but he added a six pack of Heineken. His argument. As per his research, the beer could be used in the event your Engine start loosing coolant. We will have to throw that idea to the Rotax people. Looking back, now I realize my friend have been drinking a lot of those Heineken cans lately.

There is one item on the Drifter's checklist that needs to be added. Fishing Rod [checked]

Hi Frank, I have been away of the Drifter and flying a CTSW. Nice little airplane but still I can not find an airplane that give me more joy than the Drifter. Here some pictures from today's Discovery flight. You can see in front of the airplane " the Giant DragonFly of South Florida" about to attack my Drifter. Nah! It just got in front my camera.