Gary
En-Route
It's not often that a weekend frees up to actually do things.....like flying! The wife is off to a ladies only party at the shore, so there isn't a to-do list! Yesterday was Young Eagles day at Quakertown. Don't usually participate as I'm not an EAA member, but they had a bit of a manpower crunch so some help was needed. Quite the busy day, 9 pilots flew 81 kids over just 3 hours. Was a blast!! The kids had a great time and the parents were well mannered and cooperative. AdamZ came up around noon to help thaw and de-ice the Cherokee (I didn't clean the snow off from the last storm, so it was frozen pretty solid) so we did need to put some time on it. So off to Wings for a short flight, get some gas and circulate the oil.
Today dawned clear, crisp and cold. Got the flamethrower cranked up and soon ready for breakfast. The usual hemming and hawing over where to go, but Orange Co NY (MGJ) was the final concensis. 7 planes(?) 15 people(?). I flew up, AdamZ flew back. Really a beautiful day, cold weather flying is a lot of fun, the plane jumps off the runway, runs strong and Cherokee's have plenty of heat. Great visibility and smooth air. Seems as though NY has a more snow than the Phila. area, some pretty impressive snow piles at the ramp. The usual good breakfast at Ricks. Flight back was nearly the same as time up, uneventiful, some good views of small snow squalls over eastern NJ.
Just an excellent weekend of joy of aviation.
Gary
Today dawned clear, crisp and cold. Got the flamethrower cranked up and soon ready for breakfast. The usual hemming and hawing over where to go, but Orange Co NY (MGJ) was the final concensis. 7 planes(?) 15 people(?). I flew up, AdamZ flew back. Really a beautiful day, cold weather flying is a lot of fun, the plane jumps off the runway, runs strong and Cherokee's have plenty of heat. Great visibility and smooth air. Seems as though NY has a more snow than the Phila. area, some pretty impressive snow piles at the ramp. The usual good breakfast at Ricks. Flight back was nearly the same as time up, uneventiful, some good views of small snow squalls over eastern NJ.
Just an excellent weekend of joy of aviation.
Gary
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