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It was an enthusiastic group that set out on the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour Saturday, October 10 on their way to the Nerf Ball Drop, then on to lunch at Madeline Island. Photos, unless otherwise indicated, by C.M. Swanson 8 Minnesota Flyer • November 2015 C.M. Swanson There are any number of reasons the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour, (affectionately know by participants as the Ben McQuillan Air Tour) was such a wild success. The combination of Nerf Ball Drop, Madeline Island destination, beauti- ful though windy weather, and camarade- rie of over 40 pilots and their passengers was the stuff of which treasured memories are made. Award winning, professional pilot and air tour planner Ben McQuillan, CFI, CFII, MEI started the event with a briefing a few days before the trip. The briefing was taped for those who were unable to be there in person. Saturday, October 10 dawned crisp but promising as aircraft gathered at Fly- ing Cloud for the tour. McQuillan, the go-to man for last minute questions and guidance, had actually been planning the Twelfth Annual Air Tour just about the time he landed after the Eleventh Annual. The very first air tour actually came about when McQuillan was working as a flight instructor at Flying Cloud years ago. He wearied of people getting their pi- lot’s licenses then not using them. He ap- proached management about the idea of an air tour and was told to run with it. “The first year we had 10 airplanes,” said McQuillan, “just some friends, peo- ple I knew, former students. It’s caught on since then. Here we are with 38 airplanes this morning, which is our third largest in 12 years. It’s kind of hit a critical mass it seems and a lot of popularity. I’d say about 45 percent of the folks on board have flown before. We tend to have a few new folks Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour total joy Sunshine, fall colors, Nerf Ball Drop, lunch on Madeline Island provide memorable day Sunrise brought light and the promise of a beautiful day for the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour, sponsord by InFlight Pilot Training. Photo by Kristie Derendinger Natasha Bakunina, Gregg Bratvold, Jennifer Bratvold,(on wing) and Deanne Sowers can hardly contain the joy of the day as they await takeoff time.
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It was an enthusiastic group that set out on the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour Saturday, October 10 on their way to the Nerf Ball Drop, then on to lunch at Madeline Island. Photos, unless otherwise indicated, by C.M. Swanson
8 Minnesota Flyer • November 2015
C.M. Swanson
There are any number of reasons the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour, (affectionately know by participants as the Ben McQuillan Air Tour) was such a wild success. The combination of Nerf Ball Drop, Madeline Island destination, beauti-ful though windy weather, and camarade-rie of over 40 pilots and their passengers was the stuff of which treasured memories are made.
Award winning, professional pilot and air tour planner Ben McQuillan, CFI, CFII, MEI started the event with a briefing a few days before the trip. The briefing was taped for those who were unable to be there in person.
Saturday, October 10 dawned crisp but promising as aircraft gathered at Fly-ing Cloud for the tour. McQuillan, the go-to man for last minute questions and guidance, had actually been planning the Twelfth Annual Air Tour just about the time he landed after the Eleventh Annual.
The very first air tour actually came about when McQuillan was working as a flight instructor at Flying Cloud years ago. He wearied of people getting their pi-lot’s licenses then not using them. He ap-proached management about the idea of an air tour and was told to run with it.
“The first year we had 10 airplanes,” said McQuillan, “just some friends, peo-ple I knew, former students. It’s caught on since then. Here we are with 38 airplanes this morning, which is our third largest in 12 years. It’s kind of hit a critical mass it seems and a lot of popularity. I’d say about 45 percent of the folks on board have flown before. We tend to have a few new folks
Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour total joy Sunshine, fall colors, Nerf Ball Drop, lunch on Madeline Island provide memorable day
Sunrise brought light and the promise of a beautiful day for the Twelfth Annual Flying Cloud Air Tour, sponsord by InFlight Pilot Training. Photo by Kristie Derendinger
Natasha Bakunina, Gregg Bratvold, Jennifer Bratvold,(on wing) and Deanne Sowers can hardly contain the joy of the day as they await takeoff time.
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