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Flying With Grandpa!Fly-Ins & Air ShowsRice Lake Regional Airport - Carl’s FieldRice Lake, WisconsinTom Briden of Stacy, Minnesota, takes hisgranddaughter, Ellie Copley, 7, for a ride in his 2002RV8A. Briden’s brother, Gordy, flew escort in hisCessna 172 Skyhawk with Ellie’s 3-year-old brother,Charlie, enroute to the Shell Lake, Wisconsin fly-in,September 1, 2012.Rice Lake - A Return VisitCarl’s Field Fly-InRice Lake, Wisconsinby Dave WeimanRICE LAKE, WIS. – If you were to getstranded, Rice Lake, Wisconsin would be apretty nice place to be. I know from experience.It was 1985 and we were on a family vacationto Mackinac Island, Michigan. From there, ourplan was to fly to Duluth, Minnesota and rent acar for a drive up the North Shore.I was flying a Cessna 172, and our childrenwere very young. The weather was forecast to beexcellent, but changed 25 miles east of Dulutheven to the surprise of ATC. It got dark, thefog set in and it began to rain very hard. Noauto pilot or fancy Garmins – just a couple ofOCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2012 MIDWEST FLYER MAGAZINE 29