Well Christmas is now past for 2010 and I look foward to New Years Eve.   Will not be at Topeka for their annual New Years Eve flying into the New Year.  I hope to be there for the New Year Fun Fly.  A lot depends on weather and the old body.  Anyway I know it will be another year comig in which some of us will not make it to 2012.  I think back to the ones we lost.   I know they are in a better place.  I wish I could personally shake Schultzie's hand for the memories of the ones I never got to meet.  Yes quite a few were at the same NATS, VSC and other contests I have been at.  When busy flying different events and helping in events, it makes it hard to get to meet everybody.  The one VSC I took pictures, I tried to get every one and their planes.  Some how I missed Mr Bob Gieske.  Besides in the early years I was kind of backward,  yes it is hard to beleive.  This coming year I hope we can all make it thru. Remember the wheels are supposed to be down during landing.