This weekend has had some strange weather for this time of year. Every morning has been quite foggy. Rachel had wanted to take some friends for a ride in the plane and we can usually set a firm time the day before. Monday it was anyone's guess when it would clear.
We waited until the sky started turning blue and then she went off to get the passengers and I to get the plane ready. By the time we were ready we had blue skies. It was a bit bumpy inland so our tour of the their school was not as smooth as normal. The view from above did not raise their excitement level for the school. In fact I heard comments that the roof looked dumpy. So much for a new perspective.
We cruised out to the beach and saw the sea fog hanging on the coast. From there it was a smooth ride to Saint Augustine where we cruised over downtown. My right seat passenger got a chance to fly and did a nice job circling.
Meanwhile my back seat passenger was busy snapping pictures. All but the first image PC goes to J. Cortez.
Coming back, it was quite busy, several planes were all arriving at once and the traffic system was quite useful. We sequenced behind a Cirrus and followed him in. The tower did a nice job of working the traffic push and while not quite Atlanta Hartsfield we were number 4 at one point. Our turn came quickly and once back at the hangars we completed the tour by raiding the hangar fridge for sodas and water.
The plane looks nice and shiny but it is a bit deceptive. It too has a layer of yellow pollen like everything else in town. I thought about a post flight wipe down but decided to wait a week for the pollen to abate.
We waited until the sky started turning blue and then she went off to get the passengers and I to get the plane ready. By the time we were ready we had blue skies. It was a bit bumpy inland so our tour of the their school was not as smooth as normal. The view from above did not raise their excitement level for the school. In fact I heard comments that the roof looked dumpy. So much for a new perspective.
We cruised out to the beach and saw the sea fog hanging on the coast. From there it was a smooth ride to Saint Augustine where we cruised over downtown. My right seat passenger got a chance to fly and did a nice job circling.
Meanwhile my back seat passenger was busy snapping pictures. All but the first image PC goes to J. Cortez.
Coming back, it was quite busy, several planes were all arriving at once and the traffic system was quite useful. We sequenced behind a Cirrus and followed him in. The tower did a nice job of working the traffic push and while not quite Atlanta Hartsfield we were number 4 at one point. Our turn came quickly and once back at the hangars we completed the tour by raiding the hangar fridge for sodas and water.
The plane looks nice and shiny but it is a bit deceptive. It too has a layer of yellow pollen like everything else in town. I thought about a post flight wipe down but decided to wait a week for the pollen to abate.
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