Eblo

Flying Rose

023_flying_rose.mp3 - 13MB - 35:15

"Rose" and I headed out to the airport and the weather turned to crap. I had hoped to capture getting my preflight weather briefings on this one, but didn't have a rig to record the phone conversation. It would have made a good example of tough go/no-go decisions pilots need to make when the weather is borderline. After talking with a briefer and a few pilots who had been flying before us, including the clubs chief instructor, I decided to launch and stay local to the airport. We just did some pattern work, a little sight-seeing, took a few pictures, and then got chased by a thunderstorm back to the airport. Once on the ground, the rain AND HAIL caught up to us. On the way home, we stopped for some late lunch and caught Northwestern's miracle 1-point football victory over Iowa.

Some URLs:

• directwfc.com - Westosha Flying Club, Wilmot, Wisconsin.


• Airnav entry for Westosha Airport (5K6).


• Coverville podcast.


• Flickr photos from the trip.


• The Nate and Di podcast.


• The Podcast Pickle.

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