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*HERE is a report from a previous visit to Springbank

Got a chance to see Butch and Yak today.

However, there’s another practical reason for a trip to Springbank - my medical was due, so I elected to go to the Doctor Adams’ clinic at Springbank.

As always, driving on this road is a pleasure of seeing the Rocky Mountains’ Foothills. And we’re having Chinook now, - which makes scenery looking even more picturesque.

I’ve been to Springbank lots of times, but it was only the second visit to the Doctor Adam’s clinic.

Now we’ve got technology to remember an address. Just in case

The airport lived by its normal life, - busy with training traffic

By the way, Butch recently landed a job with Mount Royal College as a flight instructor. He does night rating training.

After medical I headed to the Mustang Maintenance hangar, Butch’s habitual ‘hangout’ these days, and, approaching the place, I spotted Yak parked on the hangar’s yard.

Beside there was another plane from Butch’s growing collection of ‘Warbirds’ : a P-40 replica.

It didn’t take even a couple of minutes to find Butch - he popped up by himself from somewhere nearby, busy with hauling cement blocks to the Yak. Apparently, they were to serve as anchors to tie-down the plane.

As he worked on harness, we were doing our small chat, and, having finished tie-down task, he asked: “Wanna hear some noise?”

I instantly figured out what that could mean. The Engine start.”Sure”, I said. “OK, lets make a little bit of noise”, he went on enthusiastically and decisevly, and started removing covers on the plane’s cockpit. Then he got into the cockpit..

..put a soft helmet on..

..gave me a charming smile..

.. and fired up the engine.

(to be continued,,, with VIDEO)