Jaybird180
Final Approach
We Decided to go on a breakfast flight today. I need to get some flight time in and I have flown solo in awhile, so with the high DA I drove to the airport alone.
Normal routine and all is fine. I filed on the phone with Leesburg FSS while enroute with 2 legs, W00-2W5 and then 2W5-KCGE via the WHINO gate, exiting the SFRA.
Departing W00 2420ft runway on 18 is a slight hill climb. I'm looking for 55 to get airborne, but the ASI hovered at 50 for quite awhile while climbing the hill, then I'm aloft. A bit busy on climbout as I'm aware of the 2 airplanes in the vicinity. I let traffic know I'm out of the airspace.
I switch over to Potomac approach and announce that I'm aloft. They ask my position and I reply with a position report. They ask me to IDENT my transponder and I comply. Negative contact. Then they request I cycle. Negative contact. So I cycle, IDENT twice more before I could get him back on the radio, where he says transponder observed, have a number for you to copy.
Aw CRAP!
I get to 2W5 and call and am informed that they were about to send F-16s after me (face slap). He asks for my info (as if he didn't know???).
Thanks.
A call back (same place, different number) and I get a new transponder for the next leg and he also mentions the possible intercept. I was a little testy and commented that I felt it a waste of taxpayer dollars (not the right forum for the comment - sorry).
Nevertheless, picked up my 3 passengers and departed. Uneventful leg to CGE and ready to sit down for a tasty meal at Kay's.
Aw CRAP! Kay's is closed.
So we got transportation into town and ate at a really nice diner. 3 adults and a toddler for $35 bucks tax and tip (not bad). $20 tip to our driver and were back at enroute to W00.
1.9hrs and 3 landings and now I need to think about whether or not I'm going to do an ASRS (after reviewing the SFRA rule book again) and/ or wait for the FSDO call.
It was a good day
Now we have to think about if we're going to 2 cookouts. It's friggin hot out!
Normal routine and all is fine. I filed on the phone with Leesburg FSS while enroute with 2 legs, W00-2W5 and then 2W5-KCGE via the WHINO gate, exiting the SFRA.
Departing W00 2420ft runway on 18 is a slight hill climb. I'm looking for 55 to get airborne, but the ASI hovered at 50 for quite awhile while climbing the hill, then I'm aloft. A bit busy on climbout as I'm aware of the 2 airplanes in the vicinity. I let traffic know I'm out of the airspace.
I switch over to Potomac approach and announce that I'm aloft. They ask my position and I reply with a position report. They ask me to IDENT my transponder and I comply. Negative contact. Then they request I cycle. Negative contact. So I cycle, IDENT twice more before I could get him back on the radio, where he says transponder observed, have a number for you to copy.
Aw CRAP!
I get to 2W5 and call and am informed that they were about to send F-16s after me (face slap). He asks for my info (as if he didn't know???).
Thanks.
A call back (same place, different number) and I get a new transponder for the next leg and he also mentions the possible intercept. I was a little testy and commented that I felt it a waste of taxpayer dollars (not the right forum for the comment - sorry).
Nevertheless, picked up my 3 passengers and departed. Uneventful leg to CGE and ready to sit down for a tasty meal at Kay's.
Aw CRAP! Kay's is closed.
So we got transportation into town and ate at a really nice diner. 3 adults and a toddler for $35 bucks tax and tip (not bad). $20 tip to our driver and were back at enroute to W00.
1.9hrs and 3 landings and now I need to think about whether or not I'm going to do an ASRS (after reviewing the SFRA rule book again) and/ or wait for the FSDO call.
It was a good day
Now we have to think about if we're going to 2 cookouts. It's friggin hot out!