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Dave The Blade's Cuttin Edge Tour of the USA
23rd April 2000 - PENSACOLA

Now clocked up 600 miles and 12 plus hours. I am with a friend (Ian Garnham) at Pensacola. Progress is slow due to head winds, bad heat turbulence and the hospitality of these wonderful US fliers. I am also doing a great deal of zig zagging to avoid snake and alligator infested areas and some huge missile and bomb testing ranges. If I stray into one of these or one of the many of Airforce bases on this coast I am likely to be escorted to the nearest military base by an F 16 Fighter and locked up, and I mean even the smallest incursion. As you can imagine I'm doing a lot of sweating in flight and not all due to the heat and the often extreme turbulence.

I am working on the next major update for the website.
Regards,
Dave McGauley
UPDATE . . . UPDATE . . . UPDATE . . .
The following message was received at 23:15 BST (18:15 EST):
To Whom It May Concern,
We are currently holding "Dave the Blade" for ransom: Although we don't expect to get much! He is in good health and good spirits for now.
Any help from Janet Reno is totally out of the question!
Regards,
Ian R. Garnham, VP and Newsletter Editor
"Lite Blue Angels" Ultralight Association, Pensacola, FL., USA.