rph142
Well Known Member
The weather and my work schedule finally aligned for my return flight across the country. I flew the northern route from west to east so I decided to explore the southern route on the way back.
I spent my first day in PA re-familiarizing myself with the plane. It was an absolutely perfect day to fly into Van Sant airport.
With light winds in the forecast for the first 900 miles, I took my time and departed Pottstown PA (KPTW) at around 10:30am on Monday. According to this stack the forecast was right!
Next stop was Fairfield Ohio for fuel and lunch. They have a crew car available if you need to run into town for food.
A few hours later I was landing in Casey IL. I must have picked up 1/4" of bugs on the leading edge while flying over the midwest. The canopy got so dirty that the camera would lose focus.
My plan was to stop in Jefferson MO, but first I had to fly over the apartment in Edwardsville IL where I built most of the airframe. The living room was just long enough for the fuse.
I spent my first day in PA re-familiarizing myself with the plane. It was an absolutely perfect day to fly into Van Sant airport.
With light winds in the forecast for the first 900 miles, I took my time and departed Pottstown PA (KPTW) at around 10:30am on Monday. According to this stack the forecast was right!
Next stop was Fairfield Ohio for fuel and lunch. They have a crew car available if you need to run into town for food.
A few hours later I was landing in Casey IL. I must have picked up 1/4" of bugs on the leading edge while flying over the midwest. The canopy got so dirty that the camera would lose focus.
My plan was to stop in Jefferson MO, but first I had to fly over the apartment in Edwardsville IL where I built most of the airframe. The living room was just long enough for the fuse.
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