I started planning a trip to Alaska two years ago. First time the life was on the way, second time - a job transition. NOW or NEVER I said to myself. Took a vacation plus some unpaid time, loaded my plane with all kinds of gear a pilot could imagine (except a thing I really needed) and launched.
Launched a day ahead of my schedule. My Chief Meteorologist Rocky literally pushed me out of the nest. A big hurricane was heading to East Coast and there were already some buildups. Come on Russki he said, fly to Lansing MI, spend a night at my place then go your way in nice weather. He also mentioned something about food and gas...
In an hour or so I had to land at Deck PA 9D4 to wait till front passes.
It's a real countryside there with proper smell.
T-storm dissipated and I was on the way again. There was some lower visibility by Cleveland OH then by Detroit everything was nice and rosy. 3 hours later I landed at Lansing MI.
These are island on Lake Erie Put-in-Bay being the major one. I landed on all of them a year ago.
Great dinner followed by a good night sleep. Then Rocky dispatched me with father's blessing...
Air over Lake Michigan was very smooth on 4th of July. Somewhere in the middle of the Lake the engine ran a bit rougher. The roughness was immediately cured by a half turn of red knob in. Those who flew over water know what I am talking about.
These stacks look familiar.
A year ago.
On the other side of the Great Lake I landed on an airport hoping to get some mogas. But it was too early on a holiday and pumps were locked. I had plenty of fuel and pressed farther...
Launched a day ahead of my schedule. My Chief Meteorologist Rocky literally pushed me out of the nest. A big hurricane was heading to East Coast and there were already some buildups. Come on Russki he said, fly to Lansing MI, spend a night at my place then go your way in nice weather. He also mentioned something about food and gas...
In an hour or so I had to land at Deck PA 9D4 to wait till front passes.
It's a real countryside there with proper smell.
T-storm dissipated and I was on the way again. There was some lower visibility by Cleveland OH then by Detroit everything was nice and rosy. 3 hours later I landed at Lansing MI.
These are island on Lake Erie Put-in-Bay being the major one. I landed on all of them a year ago.
Great dinner followed by a good night sleep. Then Rocky dispatched me with father's blessing...
Air over Lake Michigan was very smooth on 4th of July. Somewhere in the middle of the Lake the engine ran a bit rougher. The roughness was immediately cured by a half turn of red knob in. Those who flew over water know what I am talking about.
These stacks look familiar.
A year ago.
On the other side of the Great Lake I landed on an airport hoping to get some mogas. But it was too early on a holiday and pumps were locked. I had plenty of fuel and pressed farther...