It was looking like another scorching weekend in HOTlanta until I get this text from my brother. "If you don't have anything going on and want to fly up for the weekend- we have the room and beverages at Lake James" Hold on a second---quick check of the forecasts--- "Honey, pack a bag, we heading to the lake in the morning. Have plane, will travel....
Left early Saturday morning for a smooth, cool flight to Angola, IN. Very short ride from the airport to Lake James.
What a difference a lake breeze, cool water, and few beverages can do for you.
Tracey even found her new happy place.
But there was another reason for this trip-
My brother and my bride are both turning the BIG 50 one day apart, so it was surprise party time.
Alas, Sunday evening rolled around and it was time to head back home and to work for me on Monday.
but not without Mother Nature trying to make it things interesting- this water roadblock wasn't in the forecast.
Just a slight detour was all that was needed to find a RV size VFR gap.
Flight details.
To Angola--3.5 hrs 30.7 gallons---8.7gph avg
From Angola--3.4hrs 26.5 gallons at 8500ft 155KTAS--7.8gph avg. (about 155HP)
(The prototype CD-230 has a turbo restriction above 6,000ft. that the production engine will not have. Fuel burned was calculated from the fuel pump and what is remaining in the tanks. I'm still working to smooth out the FF reading.)
Left early Saturday morning for a smooth, cool flight to Angola, IN. Very short ride from the airport to Lake James.
What a difference a lake breeze, cool water, and few beverages can do for you.
Tracey even found her new happy place.
But there was another reason for this trip-
My brother and my bride are both turning the BIG 50 one day apart, so it was surprise party time.
Alas, Sunday evening rolled around and it was time to head back home and to work for me on Monday.
but not without Mother Nature trying to make it things interesting- this water roadblock wasn't in the forecast.
Just a slight detour was all that was needed to find a RV size VFR gap.
Flight details.
To Angola--3.5 hrs 30.7 gallons---8.7gph avg
From Angola--3.4hrs 26.5 gallons at 8500ft 155KTAS--7.8gph avg. (about 155HP)
(The prototype CD-230 has a turbo restriction above 6,000ft. that the production engine will not have. Fuel burned was calculated from the fuel pump and what is remaining in the tanks. I'm still working to smooth out the FF reading.)