By the time you read this it will be too late to undo. I'm stopping off at KFOK Westhampton Beach Long Island NY to pick up Helen G. Shortly thereafter we will be on our way to Australia for the 2010 Great Australian Air Rally (GAAR). Helen will act as my co-pilot/navigator for the rally. We'll be flying the same Cessna 182Q as I used last year as our rally entry.
Out of Lewisburg just before the great snowstorm of December 2010 struck. Things are already closing down. I got off about an hour before the airport was closed.
Interesting colors in Long Island Sound. I suppose differing water temps and fresh water mixing with salt creates the differences.
Landing at KFOK with conditions approaching MIFR. Comparatively warm water and cold land and snow combine to produce a lot of fog.
On the ground and loading up with Helen's equipment and gear. Like me, she has learned to travel light.
We'll fly east, of course, then south to OZ for the rally. When the rally is over we'll continue east, and fly around the globe.
Wish us luck!!
We were off by 10:15CST and at FL200 again fighting the winds. What could have been a two hour and 15 minute flight took three hours, but the EPIC is a very nice ride. From the sim point of view it's much easier and realistic to fly than the old FS8 Meridian.
My passengers were quite happy with the Epic, and visibility was great most of the way.
From the flight deck the glass on this one is surrounded by nice fake wood paneling...very nice. As we approached Amarillo there was a lot of low cloudiness, but my GPS approach was successful and with a 10,000' runway I had plenty of room to set her down. We'll have lunch here and then continue on to Arizona.
