Southern Vermont

A VAF member informed me about 22nd Annual Leafpeepers Flyin held at Rutland, VT airport KRUT.

Weather was still several hours away and I decided to go. $5 dollars all you can eat?! You bet I am there

Launched early.








Airmass undisturbed but moving fast In an hour or so I was over VT.





Peeped on the leafs doing right downwind rwy 19 at Rutland State.









Great airport I imagine how picturesque it looks when sun is out.








There was the one and only RV on the ramp. From a distance it looked like Turbo but it wasn't him.

A gent came and asked where I came from. NJ? Oh that's why you are eating so fast you want to get out of here before weather moves in?






I consumed tasty plate fast. Was on the ground less then one hour.






On the way back it was bumpy down low.







And it was slow flying up. I beat my own slowest speed record of 24kts. It was a good breeze on the nose about 50 kts.










Two more hours. I passed Hudson River Corridor, picked up my recharged O2 bottle at Cross Keys 17N and reported back to work afternoon. $5 breakfast and $93 spent on gas more then 3 hours flight time logged. Keep pounding those rivets!

Nice Colors!!

Hey Vlad.....always love the beautiful New England landscape....ESPECIALLY when the leaves are changing!!!! When I was flying charter I took a number of clients to KRUT for ski trips. Nice little hamlet!!

I lived in VT for 11 years. This is a beautiful time to be there, but then it gets COLD!!!

What?

Thanks for the trip write up and pictures, as always Vlad! I sure enjoy living vicariously thru your Vlad-ventures (as "Skyking" Bob calls them)... at least until I can start my own flying adventures.

But I must say that I was a little disappointed that there wasn't the "signature" FOOD plate picture that I have come to expect from the Vlad-ventures!

Maybe being on the ground less than an hour means that it wasn't on the plate long enough for a picture But next time, you got to show us the FOOD Vlad!

Slightly Further West

Last weekend over the Hudson Valley.
Photo shoot with Phillip Angert of pilotportraits.com
Not as easy as it looks. Better next time





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