McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey

Some of Russ' Air Force Academy classmates were stationed at McGuire AFB in NJ.  What would have been close to a 6-hour car drive was less than a 2-hour flight.  So we were able to make a short visit.  Russ is demonstrating his fine stroller handling skills while his friend Kori Delwich adjusts the hat on her daughter.

It was during this trip that the "Team R" concept came to being, thanks to Kori dubbing Russ and me as "Team R".

While those of you who aren't suitably familiar with the Piper Cherokee to be impressed with a 144KT speed, I just thought I'd point out that this was an early "record" for this aircraft.  (I think Russ is the record holder for the top three speeds submitted for his type of aircraft.  Perhaps that just means there aren't a whole lot of pilots submitting their tops speeds.)

This was the front that we were riding with the really strong tail wind.  Russ mainly wanted to take pictures of lots of clouds to show his dad how excited he was looking at slides from his dad's time in Korea.  With this much excitement out my window, can you understand why I was suitably impressed with our speed?