Fawcett bundles up the new wing.<\/p>\n
Robert Fawcett familiarizes himself with a new wing alongside the Gastineau Channel at Wayside Park on Jan. 27, 2021. (Michael S. Lockett \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p>\n
Robert Fawcett familiarizes himself with a new wing alongside the Gastineau Channel at Wayside Park on Jan. 27, 2021. “When you’re up on the mountain, you get more variables, more winds and gusts,” Fawcett said in a brief interview. “The same controls you use in the air, you use on the ground. It’s always good to practice.” Fawcett said he’d taken the wing off a mountain on Monday. “I like the hike up,” Fawcett said. “I don’t like the hike down.” (Michael S. Lockett \/ Juneau Empire)<\/p>\n
Fawcett picks up speed before taking flight.<\/p>\n
Robert Fawcett familiarizes himself with a new wing alongside the Gastineau Channel at Wayside Park on Wednesday. “When you’re up on the mountain, you get more variables, more winds and gusts,” Fawcett said in a brief interview. “The same controls you use in the air, you use on the ground. It’s always good to practice.” Fawcett said he’d taken the wing off a mountain on Monday. “I like the hike up,” Fawcett said. “I don’t like the hike down.”<\/p>\n
By Michael S. Lockett<\/p>\n
Juneau Empire<\/p>\n
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