Don
Well Known Member
Well, this flight can't compete with Rosie, the Cards and the crew that flew to the Bahamas, in terms of distance or excitement, but it was a great way to spend a day with the Wife. Earlier in the week Mary had mentioned she was going to be off a good bit this week and I suggested the weather looked good for a flight on Wednesday. It is rare that planning and reality match so well.
We departed Tappahannock, VA (KXSA) about noon in our 9A and made Ocracoke (W95) about 1:15. Remarkably smooth for such a sunny, mid-afternoon day. It was uneventful if you discount my KMD 150 completely crapping out. I had a back up. We had the runway and ramp to ourselves the whole time.
A call to Howard's Pub and about 15 minutes later Ann arrived in a six seat golf cart and took us back to the restaurant for lunch. Apparently they offer this service as part of their business. They're open from mid-March until Thanksgiving, if you're planning a trip. We're planning to go back. Wife likes the atmosphere and she has time off during the middle of the week, so we should hit some less than busy times. I want to sample some of the taps at Howard' Pub and will certainly want to spend a night or three.
Lisa gave us a ride back to the plane and we departed for First Flight Airport and the Wright Brother's memorial. It was on my bucket list to see. There's lots of airspace restrictions in the area and I choose to simply fly up the Outer Banks to First Flight. It was a clear day and the Wife loved the view and appreciated the fragile spit of land that protects the coastal part of the state.
And upon landing at First Flight, a gentleman greeted us and said he was from the FAA. I figured I'd get a ramp check but we didn't (to the best of my knowledge we were legal in all respects). All he did was chat a bit and offer to take our picture together with the plane with the memorial in the background.
The flight back home was just under an hour. All in all 3.6 hours on the hobbs. The next time we need to stay longer at both places. There are a few more pictures on my website. I tried posting here but they didn't resize correctly. Here's the link if you're interested. http://propjock.com/travel-reports/ocracoke-and-first-flight/
We departed Tappahannock, VA (KXSA) about noon in our 9A and made Ocracoke (W95) about 1:15. Remarkably smooth for such a sunny, mid-afternoon day. It was uneventful if you discount my KMD 150 completely crapping out. I had a back up. We had the runway and ramp to ourselves the whole time.
A call to Howard's Pub and about 15 minutes later Ann arrived in a six seat golf cart and took us back to the restaurant for lunch. Apparently they offer this service as part of their business. They're open from mid-March until Thanksgiving, if you're planning a trip. We're planning to go back. Wife likes the atmosphere and she has time off during the middle of the week, so we should hit some less than busy times. I want to sample some of the taps at Howard' Pub and will certainly want to spend a night or three.
Lisa gave us a ride back to the plane and we departed for First Flight Airport and the Wright Brother's memorial. It was on my bucket list to see. There's lots of airspace restrictions in the area and I choose to simply fly up the Outer Banks to First Flight. It was a clear day and the Wife loved the view and appreciated the fragile spit of land that protects the coastal part of the state.
And upon landing at First Flight, a gentleman greeted us and said he was from the FAA. I figured I'd get a ramp check but we didn't (to the best of my knowledge we were legal in all respects). All he did was chat a bit and offer to take our picture together with the plane with the memorial in the background.
The flight back home was just under an hour. All in all 3.6 hours on the hobbs. The next time we need to stay longer at both places. There are a few more pictures on my website. I tried posting here but they didn't resize correctly. Here's the link if you're interested. http://propjock.com/travel-reports/ocracoke-and-first-flight/