Chuck: "I'll meet you guys at 7:05am at 2,000 feet over the Warrenton-Fauquier county airport. Tune your radio to 123.45." I've never had an aerial rendez-vous before. It sounded so, well, strict. We light flyers are not known for either our precision or our punctuality. I got the message, though: you want to fly with the big dogs? It's time to up your game, Steve.

To make the rendez-vous, I had to leave Front Royal (my home base) just before dawn. To do that, I spent the night in a motel in Front Royal, having pre-flighted the trike the night before.