AirDorrin: interesting flight

Bev and I flew down to Raleigh with some friends, and ate a nice dinner on a night return flight. On the second trip to pick them up, I had another encounter with ice and spent two days in Roanoke Rapids waiting it out.

Second round trip to Raliegh comes up short due to Freezing Rain. Spent two days cooling my heels in Roanoke Rapids(RZZ) airport after encountering freezing rain just 50 miles short of my destination, Raleigh Durham. You can read about my freezing rain experience last year under the Interesting Flights link below. Instantaneous decision this time. Thanks very much to Ms. Terry Harris, who works at the airport there. Terry got on the radio before I even landed to fill me in on the weather that would keep me there if I landed. I most likely could have beat feet back home instead of landing, but then again - maybe fuel would have been inadequate, and maybe ice would have gotten up with me, and maybe the air would have been saturated at the same time all around me. Training kicked in and I refused to vascilate. I landed knowing I'd be there awhile, but also considering that since the forecast was so wrong that the ice problem might also have been temporary.  moving on.....


fed 2-20-2007