Ridiculous. Though the fish spotting was interesting.
The narrator describes every landing as critical, and every crosswind as death defying. Holy cow – if he ever flew with me and talked about it, my wife would ground me.
Gimme a break. Reality TV is pure fiction.
Today I had committed to taking care of my equipment. I spend about 6 hours under and over the wings and fuselage, except the high part of the rudder I couldn’t reach. I cleaned it first, and waxed it second; and buffed it out third.
Wax Reflection
I thoroughly enjoyed the day, but it was a considerable amount of work. Having a hangar facing the runway is most definitley a bonus. Even the spinners got polished and came up looking good.
Took the day off when I saw the weather forecast yesterday. Launched out of 33N after the fog cleared and visibility improved, and flew up to Lancaster to do some ILS approaches in low visibility. I didn’t get there in time for challenging conditions, but did get a few ILS approaches working with Harrisburg.
Stopped there only for a few minutes, and then picked up my clearance back to 33N. From there I worked with Dover to get two ILS approaches to their Runway 01. Lots of traffic and a new controller; I enjoyed the work. I ended the flight with a GPS27 to a full stop at 33N.
Airplane needed to be cleaned by this time, but I took the bike home and came back later to get that done. It felt good getting it spotless; including under the wings. Wax and crome nosecone polish is planned for tomorrow while I watch it rain from the comfort of my hangar.
Bev’s busy most of the day, so you’ll be able to find me this saturday at the airport.
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Flight instruction is picking up too. I have three pilots now looking for instruction that will get me out there flying on the weekends.
I really enjoyed that trip down to Florida riding Harleys. I must find time to get the bike out again soon.
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The Harley shop didn’t open until 10am, so I filed for an 11am departure thinking we might not get off until noon. I took a look at the developing weather and decided that a straight shot would be better than … Continue reading
