FOR ME IT STARTS with my socks for some peculiar yet practical reason. They are always first in my bag. For you it may be different, but it's usually always the same routine-checking off items from a list compiled during previous trips derived from experiences past. Each item is significant for its use but examined critically for its weight. After packing is complete and everything loaded into your aircraft in a familiar game of Tetris, you make one final scan of your camping checklist before heading out. That's right, you are going airplane camping. Preflight accomplished, the engine whirls to life. As the throttle is advanced, the rpms-like your anticipation for what's to come-increase. The aircraft accelerates into the wild blue yonder; falling beneath it are your stresses, and the bonds of life in a two-dimensional world.
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