Flew 8 hrs past few days. Weather was finally good around my area. Visited Lambert Cafe (home of the throwed rolls". Then another trip to Branson. Branson was amazing to fly to/from. Flight took 2 hrs to Branson. Ordered 2 philly steak sandwiches which took 1 hr 45 mins to make. I thought I was slow till I met the kid making the sandwiches. Just sat there watching the jets roll in/out.
A couple pics from Trigger Gap ( 17A ) AR. First trip, already thinking of a return trip. https://airfield.guide/filter_airports.asp?892;eiRYBPPKCmBehJHkYFLG
Had some guys from the Green Country Aviators (Oklahoma) FB group looking to make a trip there. Looks like a blast!
I'm pretty impressed w/the whole setup. Propane grill there w/propane ( with an extra full bottle ), firewood ricked up for the fireplace. My wife actually approved the restroom facilities <gasp>.
From Chicago to Midland TX in 1 day (just over 1100nm for my path). Quite a journey in the arrow. Fort Worth center was extraordinarily helpful in giving vectors around any potential weather issues, I don't know how they do it. They're on the radio non-stop, more than any other airspace I've been to. Tomorrow I continue on to Phoenix (if weather gods allow it). But overall a great flying day. Ate a little turbulence in Arkansas, but smooth sailing after that! This cloud seemed to stretch for a billion miles. Coming in to land at Abilene for gas. Edit: only place I've ever heard that politely asks you on ATIS to make sure you don't accidentally land on a taxiway is KABI. Gotta be some stories behind that ..
It will be bumpy going through NM. I think there is some sort of law requiring NM air to be a rough ride in summer. But we haven't had a thunderstorm in the Gallup area for a week now.!!
Have a free pass this weekend. Places I almost went to: Wayne, NE (National STOL competition); Northern Arkansas. Where did I end up?? 5D5 - Woolsey Memorial, Northern Michigan.
Went searching for one of the last remaining tri-color VASIs and unless it was hiding, it's gone. 1C1
Phoenix to El Paso. Stop for gas and then planned to move along. Edit: after standing on the ramp for a bit and looking at the mountains I decided I'd stay a day . Take off tomorrow! Short final 26R at KELP Coming in from the west at 7500' to KELP.
The last time that I had that view (short final 26R) I was busy demonstrating the maximum demonstrated crosswind for a T-1. T'was a tad breezy, but I'd do it again.
All the KSDL jet owners fought to be parked closest to the Arrow... (quite possibly the first jet-centric FBO I've been to that didn't relegate the arrow to a spot adjacent to derelict fuel trucks...) I was actually a little concerned because the wind definitely favored 22 that day, but all the commercial traffic was using that. But went off without a hitch, cool spot to fly!
The one and only time I flew on Southwest Airlines, the 737 scraped the right wingtip on that landing.
Flew out to Sedona and had a blast. Had to shoot an approach thanks to that layer on the way home. The car is the rental I got at the airport. 2007 Ford Focus I affectionately nicknamed 007
First cross country trip in the Comanche. Sure was nice moving at 150 kts. Lost most of the time savings because I slowed down to 100 to put the gears down 30 miles out, just to be sure they come down haha.
