AzAP in Public

[Matt Ottosen]

MATT & THE CAT

I should have worn a hat...

[BillOz]

Kaspar ready for and during takeoff in the PB4Y Privateer which was going up to fly over the Gilbert Days Parade on Sat. 17-Nov-2012.

Sorry the quality is so bad.  A few issues conspired against me getting a good shot.  The extremely bright overcast sky while shooting a white plane, and the scratchy crazed plexiglass making up the nose of the PB4Y.  Oh, and the last thing that kept me from getting a good shot was I was taking the photos.

[Dave S.]

I managed to test myself physically and mentally yesterday by participating in my first Ironman triathlon.  Between swimming, biking and running, I travelled 140.6 miles around Tempe yesterday, crossing the finish line 11:42 after starting.  My wife grabbed this shot of me on my 2nd of three laps during the bike portion.

[BillOz]

Congratulations Dave.  I saw the Triathlon as I was coming back from Fountain Hills.

You could have cut probably 2-5 minutes if you didn't smile open mouthed, creates excessive drag.

[Jeff D. Welker]

@Bill: Nice shots of Kaspar. He is much braver than me to ride in that particular aircraft.

@Dave: Bill is right sir, unless you are using that open intake for some type of internal supercharger, it is probably costing you some time     

[Joe Copalman]

He could also be filter-feeding on bugs for protein to sustain his strength.

And that helmet is straight outta Spaceballs.

[Dave S.]

Thanks guys.  Was quite the memorable experience and still trying to process the whole day.  It's still sinking in.

...@Dave: Bill is right sir, unless you are using that open intake for some type of internal supercharger, it is probably costing you some time     

With all of the air I swallowed during my swim in beautiful Tempe Town Lake, I did have a bit of internal supercharging going on...

[Jay Beckman]

Congrats Dave!  Big kudos for participating let alone finishing!

[BillOz]

If you don't mind disclosing, what was your time breakdown for Swimming leg, Biking leg, and running leg?

[Dave S.]

Bill,

Don't mind at all sharing.  Here are my splits for the 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride and 26.2 mile marathon, taken straight from the Ironman results page.  I finished 642 out of 2900+ athletes that finished, not too bad for an old guy!

[BillOz]

Not bad at all, for any age.

[Bubak]

RELAX....

[Bubak]

[Jay Beckman]

Last thing you saw right before the PB4Y rotated?  

(Begging for just a little motion blur outside the window frame!)

[Jason Hyatt]

That's not the finger you usually have extended, Bill.....