Hound Dog One is certainly earning her wings averaging about one transport a month. Yesterday, she transported 2 Bassets....Missions 8 and 9 for 2009!

HD1 took off from Hilton Head Island Airport, SC, around 11am with pilot Ted Holstein at the controls. In the right seat was John "Killer" Kilbourne and he was the official Hound Handler for yesterday's missions.

First stop was Concord, NC where we met Becky Gering and Herb Matherly. Our passengers were Sugar and Sammy. We loaded them up and away we went! Next stop was New Bern, NC.

Both Sugar and Sammy did very well and napped in the back while we cruised along at 9,000 feet.

Once on the ground at New Bern, we met Andrea McElmurry. Andrea is fostering Sugar. Sugar seemed eager to leave the airport and check her her new home so we said our farewells and took back to the skies. Next stop was Mount Pleasant, SC.

Sammy took to flying like he has been doing this for years and slept most of the trip in first class since now he had the entire seat to himself. :-) He probably wished this flight had food service but I think the in-flight entertainment was enough for him...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

As we pulled onto the ramp at Mount Pleasant, Susan Heinold and her kids were waiting for us; her kids were jumping up and down as we pulled in!!! After a few photos and exchanging of paperwork, we also said our farewells. John and I loaded back up for the 45 minute trip back to home base...Hilton Head.

For those of you that are curious, I logged 6.6 hours of flight time in HD1 yesterday. I want to thank everyone who made these missions possible!

Ted Holstein
Hound Dog One Pilot