www.PSFmagazine.com | February-March 2017 | 21 and in the distance (it was now pitch dark) could make out something very large further along in our path. Then we heard Ground say “Southwest xyz–hold short for gyroplane on taxiway.” I’ve never played chicken with a 737 before and was certainly glad Ground had decided they were on our side. We were very happy to turn off the taxiway and let the 150+ plus people in that plane continue wherever they were off to. The fbo was amazing–great service, friendly girls booking a local hotel for us, free coffee and lots of interested mechanics coming out to talk to us about the gyro. They even called us later that evening to warn us that the wind was now very strong and said they’d put the gyro into a hangar for us! • Total for the day: 543 mi, 7.7 flying hours. Support Our Advertisers Day 2: After a good night at a local Hampton/Hilton/generic hotel of some description, we returned to El Paso International the next morning ready to resume. It was a beautiful morning, but the wind was already strong. The friendly fbo staff fueled the gyro, cleaned the windshields perfectly and wished us a good trip. Leg 5–85 mi to Deming: We took off and headed for the mountains to the west of the city. It was a steep climb with great views of El Paso, the Rio Grande and Ciudad Juarez on the other side of the border, so far un-obscured by any large walls. Coming over the mountains, it was clear that the winds of yesterday had only grown stronger and
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