The trip to 40th Sun-n-Fun started on a rainy Friday afternoon without sun but with some fun. Some hangar ghost left master switch on last night. Jumping to the rescue. ![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Typical Aleutian weather and landscape.
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Our Director of Operation here at Princeton airport NJ has a very unique qual. He can lift the clouds on demand but you have to ask him nicely couple hours before departure. And you have to be a citizen of his airport. I asked him and he cleared all Class G airspace for me all the way to Virginia. I love flying in Class G airspace it's definitely under utilized.
You can read signs.
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You can count cars.
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But you have to bring air freshener to fly over this stinky plant. Pfffff....
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After tight squeeze between the Red Circle of Doom and a Restricted area I had an opportunity to transfer higher to Class E airspace. Almost immediately I was punched by turbulent 40+ kts on the nose and had to "enjoy it" for a while.
Further south I was under John Mastro's watchful eye and guidance. John Mastro is a builder and the owner of a beautiful RV8 and has a nickname "Smiling Jack". These are his rides.
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John was vacationing on Hilton Head Island, SC and invited me to spend a night with them. He told me how to get there, where to fuel cheaper and other little tricks which saved me a lot. Thanks John.
I fueled somewhere here remembering to stay out of rookies fighters way. MOAs were red hot. You hear me Bob Leffler? I saw them on the ground then proceeded further...
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Typical Aleutian weather and landscape.
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Our Director of Operation here at Princeton airport NJ has a very unique qual. He can lift the clouds on demand but you have to ask him nicely couple hours before departure. And you have to be a citizen of his airport. I asked him and he cleared all Class G airspace for me all the way to Virginia. I love flying in Class G airspace it's definitely under utilized.
You can read signs.
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You can count cars.
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But you have to bring air freshener to fly over this stinky plant. Pfffff....
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi447.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq197%2FN666BK%2FSun-n-Fun%25202009%2FS-n-F%25202014%2F4.jpg&hash=7aa5760e4d2d226ffddac6dab41e3d7e)
After tight squeeze between the Red Circle of Doom and a Restricted area I had an opportunity to transfer higher to Class E airspace. Almost immediately I was punched by turbulent 40+ kts on the nose and had to "enjoy it" for a while.
Further south I was under John Mastro's watchful eye and guidance. John Mastro is a builder and the owner of a beautiful RV8 and has a nickname "Smiling Jack". These are his rides.
![](/community/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fi447.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fqq197%2FN666BK%2FSun-n-Fun%25202009%2FS-n-F%25202014%2Fphoto-3.jpg&hash=ffe16d0a6865281106fd1d7d2f446545)
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John was vacationing on Hilton Head Island, SC and invited me to spend a night with them. He told me how to get there, where to fuel cheaper and other little tricks which saved me a lot. Thanks John.
I fueled somewhere here remembering to stay out of rookies fighters way. MOAs were red hot. You hear me Bob Leffler? I saw them on the ground then proceeded further...
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