Could this be the day???... Dont be silly its a Saturday!!!
After today I am left with two lingering questions… Firstly, is the weather sent to test me? And secondly, why are the joys of flying such hard work to come by? Ok granted it is February, but when you rise
early and look outside to see blue skies, no wind and nothing but vapour trails and sunshine you would expect to get airborne. With the prospect of my first flight in four weeks, a long trip over to the East Coast via three aerodromes, I was eagerly anticipating a great day. Along with my friend Jonathon, I was shocked and amazed to see that Barton was reporting 100M Vis in freezing fog. Still, off we drove to the airfield only to meet this fog, which only seemed to be lingering within a three-mile radius of the airfield. The frustrating thing is that the fog only 
existed here. Even more frustrating was the fact that the likes of Cessna’s and Piper’s could be heard above the airfield, quite possibly transiting Eastwards from Liverpool and Blackpool to hours of joy and fruitful flying. Being a Saturday, the fog didn’t want to lift and even got thicker as the day went on. Even a subway from the Trafford Centre didn’t help the feeling of emptiness, which was filling my stomach. Still, not to be defeated we hung around until well after 15.00HRS in case it decided to life, as last landing was set at just before 17.00HRS.
Even thought the weather put short ends to our means of getting airborne, the day was still a laugh and actually turned into quite a fun day. I ended up showing/teaching Joni all about the various instruments and their subsequent functions in both flight and on the ground. I also got some valuable details for the u
p and coming trip to France with my friend and budding pilot Matt from Norway (more details on that to be posted soon!!!). Hopefully, tomorrow morning will be more eventful, but with the fog now starting to settle everywhere, the chances of getting airborne are slim and descending. Any flight that will take place will have to be before 11AM, as VA is currently booked after that until well into the afternoon. Bring on summer, sunshine and the limitless amounts joy, which comes with flying!
early and look outside to see blue skies, no wind and nothing but vapour trails and sunshine you would expect to get airborne. With the prospect of my first flight in four weeks, a long trip over to the East Coast via three aerodromes, I was eagerly anticipating a great day. Along with my friend Jonathon, I was shocked and amazed to see that Barton was reporting 100M Vis in freezing fog. Still, off we drove to the airfield only to meet this fog, which only seemed to be lingering within a three-mile radius of the airfield. The frustrating thing is that the fog only 
existed here. Even more frustrating was the fact that the likes of Cessna’s and Piper’s could be heard above the airfield, quite possibly transiting Eastwards from Liverpool and Blackpool to hours of joy and fruitful flying. Being a Saturday, the fog didn’t want to lift and even got thicker as the day went on. Even a subway from the Trafford Centre didn’t help the feeling of emptiness, which was filling my stomach. Still, not to be defeated we hung around until well after 15.00HRS in case it decided to life, as last landing was set at just before 17.00HRS.
Even thought the weather put short ends to our means of getting airborne, the day was still a laugh and actually turned into quite a fun day. I ended up showing/teaching Joni all about the various instruments and their subsequent functions in both flight and on the ground. I also got some valuable details for the u
p and coming trip to France with my friend and budding pilot Matt from Norway (more details on that to be posted soon!!!). Hopefully, tomorrow morning will be more eventful, but with the fog now starting to settle everywhere, the chances of getting airborne are slim and descending. Any flight that will take place will have to be before 11AM, as VA is currently booked after that until well into the afternoon. Bring on summer, sunshine and the limitless amounts joy, which comes with flying!
posted by lifeofmarky @ 7:16 pm
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hello beautiful women my name is lord jonathan want to c my lands?
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