Cross Country
One of the more challenging things about flying IMC is that it is a perishable skill. Despite keeping up with the legal requirements for currency requirements, flying in actual IMC is a whole another ballgame.
Yesterday, my plane partner and I decided to practice flight in real IMC and I can’t want to do more - it’s definitely a very different experience compared to flying under the hood.
One of the most incredible reasons to own an airplane is to fly around with your family all over the country. With a newborn, not only does that become an additional challenge, but also turns into an adventure of its own.
Last month, I flew with my friend, wife and son to Block Island. On any given day this would be just another flight to an island, but this time around it was extra special - my son got to experience the ocean and beach for the first time in his life.
This is why general aviation is such an incredible industry - it creates experiences and memories that very few other things can create.
One of the best parts about having a plane and flying it constantly is the ability to just fly on a weekend or a slow day to grab a meal nearby.
On Memorial Day, we decided to fly from KCDW to KUNV. While we were originally supposed to fly to KBID for breakfast and a beach day, that didn’t end up happening due to the cold front that had been sitting in the area for a few days.
The forecast kept improving with every TAF and we decided to depart from KCDW at 10am. Upon departure, we were in the clouds at roughly 2000 feet and were IMC for nearly 12-15 minutes. The views were absolutely stunning.
While it did get a bit bumpy closer to our destination, it was a pleasant flight with very few other planes in the area.
We grabbed a crew car from the FBO, drove to Cracker Barrel for a very late breakfast and then repeated the same process for our arrival into KCDW.
Overall - a fantastic flying day and a good get away for the day - thanks to the ever improving weather.
Filed under: reason to be a private pilot.
This was a fun trip from KCDW to KMVY for breakfast.
A few weeks ago, I wanted to go for a really long flight - in the hope of completing my commercial cross-country requirement. It was a lot of fun - although flying solo for a few hours does tend to get boring after a while.
This will go down in my flying career as one of the best trips ever. Here’s a quick video of the incredible cross-country trip:
This was an incredible way to end the accelerated IFR training that I did and we also picked up a passenger to give him a ride over to KHPN!
This was my second or third takeoff on a grass runway and despite all my training, I’m still not comfortable with it. But, it was fun nonetheless. An incredible experience I look forward to exploring more!
Landing at Class Bravo airports especially during COVID-19 is certainly an interesting experience. What an incredibly large airport and so different from landing at all the other untowered fields.