A few weeks back I saw a notice for the annual BBQ at X60 (Williston, FL). It went on the calendar and I told some friends, we all planned to go. Last night the weather was looking sorta bleak with gusty winds and low ceilings. If you believe every long range forecast you might never fly so I set my alarm and waited to see what weather we got.
It was much better than forecast and CC and I were soon off to the pig roast. It was sorta cloudy and gray at our departure but half way there the skies cleared. We arrived to blue skies and mild winds.
I had been to X60 it has a small restaurant that is unremarkable. Today lunch was outside and was set for noon. This gave us time to look at airplanes and socialize.
We walked about and were surprised how many people had come, over 40 planes.
We even knew some of the arrivals from the Beechcraft group.
Soon it was time to eat, lunch was a buffet of pork, beans, slaw, potato salad, sodas/water and cake. Plates were $12/Adult and all you cared to eat. There was plenty.
They also had plenty of seating set up under a shade hangar.
After 2 rounds of pork we decided to head back as the skies were changing.
Now on our flight out we had taken off to the North East and made a sweeping left turn on course. When you learn to fly the first lesson is straight and level flying. The second is how to turn. Turns are considered important as you seldom can just make a straight line.
Today we almost did. Departing we used runway 5 and our on course was 45 degrees. We were set up for a straight in visual to 5 at home. Half way there the controller vectored us for an instrument approach. We requested the visual but she said that people were not getting the field.
Right after we turned another plane reported better weather and we were allowed to continue in directly. Thus our perfect no turn flight was marred by a gentle bank right and then left. In the end we easily made the visual with ceilings above 3000 and good visibility. Even though it was still visual, the skies had only gotten worse. Strange how 70 miles down the road not a cloud but lousy weather at home.
It was much better than forecast and CC and I were soon off to the pig roast. It was sorta cloudy and gray at our departure but half way there the skies cleared. We arrived to blue skies and mild winds.
I had been to X60 it has a small restaurant that is unremarkable. Today lunch was outside and was set for noon. This gave us time to look at airplanes and socialize.
We walked about and were surprised how many people had come, over 40 planes.
We even knew some of the arrivals from the Beechcraft group.
Soon it was time to eat, lunch was a buffet of pork, beans, slaw, potato salad, sodas/water and cake. Plates were $12/Adult and all you cared to eat. There was plenty.
They also had plenty of seating set up under a shade hangar.
After 2 rounds of pork we decided to head back as the skies were changing.
Now on our flight out we had taken off to the North East and made a sweeping left turn on course. When you learn to fly the first lesson is straight and level flying. The second is how to turn. Turns are considered important as you seldom can just make a straight line.
Today we almost did. Departing we used runway 5 and our on course was 45 degrees. We were set up for a straight in visual to 5 at home. Half way there the controller vectored us for an instrument approach. We requested the visual but she said that people were not getting the field.
Right after we turned another plane reported better weather and we were allowed to continue in directly. Thus our perfect no turn flight was marred by a gentle bank right and then left. In the end we easily made the visual with ceilings above 3000 and good visibility. Even though it was still visual, the skies had only gotten worse. Strange how 70 miles down the road not a cloud but lousy weather at home.
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