Going Flying Again

Well, it's been awhile, but it was great to get back up.

I was supposed to be helping at the Young Eagle's show today by entertaining the kids waiting for flights with flight simulator time. Unfortunately, unbeknownst to me, the event had been cancelled due to very bumpy weather earlier in the morning and the knowledge cloud cover was coming in.

But by the time I got there, even though it was overcast at about 3500 ft, the air seemed to be rather smooth. So Jim Ellis suggested perhaps he should go up for a quick flight to see what it was like, and he asked if I'd like to join him. Of course I jumped at the chance! So up we went, and, it was a tad bumpy, but really quite smooth, plenty smooth enough to take anybody up in. Jim even offered to let me fly nearly half the flight in his very nice 1966 Piper Cherokee.

And we did end up getting one family asking for a ride, soon after we touched down, so the day was not a loss at all as far as the Young Eagle's were concerned.

Thanks Jim!!