A Deal I Couldn't Pass Up
I wasn't planning Sun-n-Fun this year. A boot camp I got myself into was mentally exhausting. Hitting rules books hard in a third language at advanced age wasn't a walk in the park. Flying was put at the backburner...
One morning a snail email comes. From my good buddies of volunteers days - hey you, you are guaranteed free food, lodging, and booze of your choice! Come for the week, or for a few days. We would love to have you! If there is any way you can make it, please let us know...
Shoot frack the books! I am in for the weekend. WX cooperates, airplane is in top shape let's go. Friday after school straight to the airport the craft was preloaded and overfueled with cold gas last night. Plan is to get from NJ to Georgia in one shot. Plan is to utilize all available VFR altitudes to minimize headwind. It's only 666 nautical miles to Baxley, Georgia KBHC if I work that red knob right and watch the winds I can make it non-stop. Plus there is a 5-star hotel rooms right at the airport terminal. The manager already reserved one for me.
Philly.
Some other state.
Passed Circle of Doom.
Little airport somewhere in Virginia.
Burning Carolinas.
Winds calmed down it looks like I would even have a legal 30 min fuel reserve.
Here comes smoggy Georgia. It took only 5 hours in my RV9A to get here.
Baxley KBHC. Inside this little terminal is a tired pilot dream.
Two hotel like rooms with showers and fresh linen.
A group of RV12 pilots were on the way to Indiana. I was so tired I couldn't even communicate clearly. We exchanged some jokes and called the day.
Tomorrow early Sat morning I am leaving for Lakeland...
I wasn't planning Sun-n-Fun this year. A boot camp I got myself into was mentally exhausting. Hitting rules books hard in a third language at advanced age wasn't a walk in the park. Flying was put at the backburner...
One morning a snail email comes. From my good buddies of volunteers days - hey you, you are guaranteed free food, lodging, and booze of your choice! Come for the week, or for a few days. We would love to have you! If there is any way you can make it, please let us know...
Shoot frack the books! I am in for the weekend. WX cooperates, airplane is in top shape let's go. Friday after school straight to the airport the craft was preloaded and overfueled with cold gas last night. Plan is to get from NJ to Georgia in one shot. Plan is to utilize all available VFR altitudes to minimize headwind. It's only 666 nautical miles to Baxley, Georgia KBHC if I work that red knob right and watch the winds I can make it non-stop. Plus there is a 5-star hotel rooms right at the airport terminal. The manager already reserved one for me.
Philly.
Some other state.
Passed Circle of Doom.
Little airport somewhere in Virginia.
Burning Carolinas.
Winds calmed down it looks like I would even have a legal 30 min fuel reserve.
Here comes smoggy Georgia. It took only 5 hours in my RV9A to get here.
Baxley KBHC. Inside this little terminal is a tired pilot dream.
Two hotel like rooms with showers and fresh linen.
A group of RV12 pilots were on the way to Indiana. I was so tired I couldn't even communicate clearly. We exchanged some jokes and called the day.
Tomorrow early Sat morning I am leaving for Lakeland...
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