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Sikeston Flyout Lambert's Cafe ala John Hayes

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CHAPTER 650 FLYOUT TO SIKESTON, MO Saturday, November 1st, dawned a warm sunny fall morning. The hills were adorned in their fall splendor, the winds were calm, the sky was clear, and the donuts and coffee were rapidly disappearing in the Sisco/ Jacobs hangar. Due to the efforts of Bill Allen, our official flyout coach and group motivator, 22 members and guests gathered at 8:30 a.m. to plan and execute a ten plane caravan with the aim of subduing growling stomachs at the infamous Lambert’s, thrown yeast rolls in your face, restaurant in Sikeston, MO. Attending aircraft ranged from a Cessna 140 up to a Cessna 310 with a couple of Mooneys, a Glastar, a 172, and a few 150’s sprinkled in. The slower ships launched first with most everyone airborne by 9:30 or so. The Cardinal express deemed visibility through the windscreen a reasonable preflight item and so brought up the rear with a late start. Lamberts provided courtesy van pickup at the airport, (SIK), and r