It was raining like crazy for three days. No flying.
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Finally Sunday! Mostly sunny with temperature above freezing. The museum month is ending and I've visited only two. Time for a big one, time for Smithsonian Air and Space in Washington, DC. A quick phone call - flight plan into FRZ filed. College Park Airport, MD KCGS.
WOT!! Out of this swamp![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
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Good tailwind. Climbing on top of Philly Class B.
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Somewhere here just north of Bay Bridge airport I asked Potomac gatekeepers to let me in.
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Observed, proceed on course, stay out of Bravo, report College airport in sight... what could be simpler...
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It was a bit bumpy below 1,500 feet but not terrible. I even managed to get couple shots of the Mall and the Monument.
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Finally Sunday! Mostly sunny with temperature above freezing. The museum month is ending and I've visited only two. Time for a big one, time for Smithsonian Air and Space in Washington, DC. A quick phone call - flight plan into FRZ filed. College Park Airport, MD KCGS.
WOT!! Out of this swamp
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Good tailwind. Climbing on top of Philly Class B.
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Somewhere here just north of Bay Bridge airport I asked Potomac gatekeepers to let me in.
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Observed, proceed on course, stay out of Bravo, report College airport in sight... what could be simpler...
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It was a bit bumpy below 1,500 feet but not terrible. I even managed to get couple shots of the Mall and the Monument.
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