Sunset and Soup
Posted: Thu Sep 16, 2004 5:14 pmWell, I stayed a bit longer than I wanted to, especially as the ordinance on Spider Lake is "No Wake after 7pm".
Everyone wanted a ride, so I did a couple of 1/2 hour flights for the guests (good thing this was not a block party)! I went back to the airport to re-fuel (the guests all chipped in for that) and filed an IFR plan to Grosse Ile that I could activate in case of more bad weather. After the burgers (but I abstained from the beer) I got ready to go at about 7:20...not strictly legal, but at least I knew the lake was going to be clear!
One of the people took this shot and e-mailed it to me...
I was treated to a spectacular sunset!
You don't see too many sunsets like this anymore...
A few students from the NMC flight school en route to Mt Pleasant and Lansing got these shots. Since they fit, I just included them all (everyone knows I have a problem with letting good shots go...)
Well, sure enough, the soup came back so I contacted Flint approach and activated my IFR plan. Once I was near enough to KONZ, I cancelled...there was something I wanted to see!
Namely the Ambassador Bridge!
Well getting to KONZ was easy, but lining yourself up in the fog is a bit of work. I ended up doing a short final
Good thing the Lake Turbo Renegade is tailor-made for that sort of thing!
Naturally, StormTropper was waiting with his camera...
And parked! Those vending machines up in the building are making me hungry!
I have been doing other stuff, but I plan to continue into Ontario and Toronto! Post some more tomorrow or the next day! ;)
Everyone wanted a ride, so I did a couple of 1/2 hour flights for the guests (good thing this was not a block party)! I went back to the airport to re-fuel (the guests all chipped in for that) and filed an IFR plan to Grosse Ile that I could activate in case of more bad weather. After the burgers (but I abstained from the beer) I got ready to go at about 7:20...not strictly legal, but at least I knew the lake was going to be clear!
One of the people took this shot and e-mailed it to me...
I was treated to a spectacular sunset!
You don't see too many sunsets like this anymore...
A few students from the NMC flight school en route to Mt Pleasant and Lansing got these shots. Since they fit, I just included them all (everyone knows I have a problem with letting good shots go...)
Well, sure enough, the soup came back so I contacted Flint approach and activated my IFR plan. Once I was near enough to KONZ, I cancelled...there was something I wanted to see!
Namely the Ambassador Bridge!
Well getting to KONZ was easy, but lining yourself up in the fog is a bit of work. I ended up doing a short final
Good thing the Lake Turbo Renegade is tailor-made for that sort of thing!Naturally, StormTropper was waiting with his camera...
And parked! Those vending machines up in the building are making me hungry!
I have been doing other stuff, but I plan to continue into Ontario and Toronto! Post some more tomorrow or the next day! ;)
