Work was going to send me Southwest but I would rather the RV take me to DC for training.
Up bright and early for a 5:30 am wheels up to leave in front of the weather.
You can't see the bombers on the ramp in the picture, either it's my IPhone camera in the dark or they are in "Stealth" mode.
A sunrise compilation, it kept me occupied for at least 45 minutes.
My first planned stop was KBAK for cheap fuel and restaurant on the field for breakfast, ADSB wx showed some low ceilings in the area that were clearing up as I got closer. By the time I could pick up the AWOS it was reporting 100 vertical visibility and less than 1/4 mile visibility. Here was the airport...
I was #2 behind a biz jet that had been holding, the biz jet missed on approach to RWY 32 and requested vectors for the RWY 05 apch. I could clearly see the western half of the airport as I was being vectored over the top at 6000'. Several other aircraft where stacking up behind me and since I was on the senic vector tour I found KOVO had cheap fuel and was now closer than my intended destination so I cancelled IFR and skipped breakfast. A fellow RV begging to be flown...
I settled on plan B for breakfast, I packed a cooler just in case. Funny that I've not added a rudder trim tab yet, 2 feet resting on the right rudder pedal is just right.
Up bright and early for a 5:30 am wheels up to leave in front of the weather.
You can't see the bombers on the ramp in the picture, either it's my IPhone camera in the dark or they are in "Stealth" mode.
A sunrise compilation, it kept me occupied for at least 45 minutes.
My first planned stop was KBAK for cheap fuel and restaurant on the field for breakfast, ADSB wx showed some low ceilings in the area that were clearing up as I got closer. By the time I could pick up the AWOS it was reporting 100 vertical visibility and less than 1/4 mile visibility. Here was the airport...
I was #2 behind a biz jet that had been holding, the biz jet missed on approach to RWY 32 and requested vectors for the RWY 05 apch. I could clearly see the western half of the airport as I was being vectored over the top at 6000'. Several other aircraft where stacking up behind me and since I was on the senic vector tour I found KOVO had cheap fuel and was now closer than my intended destination so I cancelled IFR and skipped breakfast. A fellow RV begging to be flown...
I settled on plan B for breakfast, I packed a cooler just in case. Funny that I've not added a rudder trim tab yet, 2 feet resting on the right rudder pedal is just right.
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