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| Just to prove that the cranes really do
fly with the aircraft, and as recently as this past Monday, I
thought I'd provide this photo that was captured on Monday. Really -
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| Now I know why the cranes went through so many bags of
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| One of Mrs. Bistodeau's students checks
to see how she measures up against a life-size Whooping crane. |
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On Monday I had the pleasure of
speaking at the Necedah Public School to the third grade classes
of Mrs. Bartlett, Mrs. Rohde, Mrs. Schmelzle, and Mrs.
Bistodeau, in addition to Mrs. Wargowsky's second grade class.
The 70 + students were well behaved and already quite knowledgeable
about cranes!
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Richard, Dan, Mark & new intern Charlie Schafer have been busy
constructing crates in case we need them during the migration to pick
up and transport any wayward birds. Crane 303 will make the journey in
a crate like this. For those of you who remember "VIC" the
toy crane who made the first journey south in 2001 via Joe's backpack,
that him, inspecting their handiwork!
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And just to prove that I've been telling the truth about the
headwinds... See the windsock? Straight out and pointing north
(honest!), which means the winds are out of the south... Don &
Paula Lounsbury's motorhome and Cessna are ready to roll as soon as
they wake up one morning and see the sock hanging.
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The folks that have come out the past two mornings to watch our
departure likely also realize that the pilots have taken the
opportunity to test out radio communications. Radio's are vital in
that the pilots must be able to communicate with each other, and with
the ground crew. New amplifiers have been installed on Richard's and
Joe's trikes but the wiring on Brooke's trike was set up differently
so his was the last to receive an amp.
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Yesterday Brooke, Joe, and Don Lounsbury took advantage of the no-fly
day and attempted to outfit the last aircraft with the radio amplifier
- Fuse after fuse would blow as soon as power was restored to the
panel.
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After a 10pm trip to the nearest Super Wal-Mart for a fresh supply of
fuses (and Pringles) the problem was finally figured out and
repaired.
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