flying buck

Gretchenhof Sherman's flight from CT to NY - July 1, 2003

Harper Hill Farm was in need of a purebred buck and Ann Engel
had just the one. After a few weeks of e-mails and phone calls,
Mother Nature cooperated and gave us a beautiful day to fly.
Taking off from Batavia, NY, Joe and our friend, Pilot Jason
Hepner, flew at 9000 ft without any difficulties. Joe describes the
experience of flying into the clouds similar to hitting a snow bank
with the snowmobile.

After flying for just a few hours, they landed in Willamantic, CT
just as Ann was pulling into the airport. "Little" Sherman was just
shy of 2 months old and barely fit into the cat carrier on the
plane's back seat. Other than a few cries upon take-off, he was a
model passenger with a unique story to tell all the does that he
was about to meet at Harper Hill Farm.

Headwinds and rain on the way home, reduced the altitude to
6000 ft. making it even more interesting. What would have taken
approximately 17 hours by car was reduced to just 6 hours by
air. Many thanks to our friend Jason Hepner for giving Joe and
Sherman an experience that they'll never forget. Many thanks to
Ann Engel of Gretchenhof for giving us the opportunity to
purchase Sherman.