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- 9 de mai. de 2016 17:17
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- Estados Unidos Maryland Talbot County North Easton Easton Municipal Airport 38.802067, -76.06800138°48’7” N 76°4’5” W
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Easton, MD
9 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Flight of 0.5 hours. Done for day. Refueled.

By this time I had endured enough turbulence for one day so stopped here for the night. Daily total was 6.3 hours and 1171 km (632 nm).

Took taxi to and from EconoLodge.

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GUFY trips Lined up with a F104 starfighter
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- 10 de mai. de 2016 10:30
- ⛅ 16 °C
- Altitude: 28 m
- Estados Unidos Virginia New Kent County Wrights Corner New Kent County Airport 37.503351, -77.12697437°30’12” N 77°7’37” W
Dia 8
New Kent County Airport (W96), VA
10 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
0.4 hour flying. Had to wait until after 10 am to get adequate weather.

After the weather briefer said it was good from Easton to New Kent County I soon found myself at 780 feet over ground much of the way. I was glad my moving map instruments point out any nearby obstructions of interest to avoid. After landing the online weather report had changed to IFR over the region. Indeed.Leia mais
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- 10 de mai. de 2016 14:00
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 194 m
- Estados Unidos North Carolina Alamance County Kellam Place Burlington-Alamance Regional Airport 36.049667, -79.47250636°2’59” N 79°28’21” W
Dia 8
Burlington (KBUY), NC
10 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
1.4 hours flying.
Weather improving.
GUFY trips After leaving KBUY. Low clouds and murky.
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- 10 de mai. de 2016 16:10
- ⛅ 26 °C
- Altitude: 88 m
- Estados Unidos South Carolina Kershaw County Arrowwood Woodward Field 34.283611, -80.5647234°17’1” N 80°33’53” W
Dia 8
Woodward (KCDN), SC
10 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
1.2 hours flight. Refueled.
Getting warm. Took off my socks.

I had planned to land an airport farther away low fuel suggested otherwise. I had been in touch with air traffic control earlier for "flight following" but had been out of their radio range for some time. Evidently they had still been tracking me on radar. While in the pilot lounge, the phone rang for me. Traffic control noticed I had dropped off radar around here and wondered if I had landed. Told them my story and they said to monitor 121.5 MHz (emergency frequency) if this happens. That frequency is everywhere and they will call on that to try to reestablish contact. Then they tell you the normal frequency to communicate with them for that location.

I learned that as a good tip. Had to use it a couple of times later on this trip.Leia mais
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GUFY trips F4 Lawn ornament
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- 10 de mai. de 2016 18:45
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 56 m
- Estados Unidos Georgia Candler County Metter Metter Municipal Airport 32.372888, -82.07969432°22’22” N 82°4’47” W
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Metter (KMHP), GA
10 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
1.3 hours flying. Done for the day. Refueled. Today covered 913 km (492 nm) in 4.3 hours.

Still hotter. Switched to sandals.

When I landed a local pilot said he would ferry from and to the airport. I could call him whenever I was ready on tomorrow morning. I did that. I like southern hospitality.

Saw/heard my first mockingbird of the trip.

Stayed at Econo Inn. Oops, this is not same as Econolodge. Motel offered the worst complementary breakfast I had ever seen... Froot Loops and a Little Debbie chocolate cupcake. Abstained. Their 'juice' was Tang. Stopped off at grocery store for bagels
before airport.

Had to wait until 11 am to leave the next morning before mist cleared.Leia mais
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GUFY trips Mockingbird
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GUFY trips Behind my motel
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- 11 de mai. de 2016 12:00
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- Estados Unidos Florida Holmes County Tri-County Airport 30.84778, -85.60148630°50’52” N 85°36’5” W
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Tri-County (1J0), FL
11 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
1.7 hour. Time zone changed to CDT.

This is the most southerly point for this trip. The official airport remarks warned of occasional deer or alligators on the runway. I saw neither.
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GUFY trips East of 1J0
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GUFY trips Early UK jet
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- 11 de mai. de 2016 14:50
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 139 m
- Estados Unidos Alabama Monroe County Ollie Monroe County Airport 31.463292, -87.34942931°27’48” N 87°20’58” W
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Monroe County (KMVC), AL
11 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
1.7 hours flying. Airport temperature 29C.

At this small airport I merged between a military jet trainer doing touch and goes. When I entered the 'terminal' there was a kitchen operating with someone cooking sausages, mac and cheese, and similar grub. There was also a substantial variety of home baked desserts. I had some blueberry loaf and banana bread. Drinks available consisted of coffees, hot and cold teas (sweetened and unsweetened and water. All complementary.

I complimented. There is a lot of military activity there so most of the food was destined for that. But not all of it.Leia mais
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- 11 de mai. de 2016 15:45
- ⛅ 29 °C
- Altitude: 94 m
- Estados Unidos Mississippi Clarke County Clarke County Airport 32.084836, -88.73904932°5’5” N 88°44’21” W
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Clarke County (23M), MS
11 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
0.8 hours. Refueled.

Everyone stopping here gets a snapshot taken of them with plane. This gets added to the walls of pics in the terminal. The wall shown in the photo below shows just the local pilots. Other walls are reserved for visitors.Leia mais
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- 11 de mai. de 2016 17:50
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 40 m
- Estados Unidos Louisiana West Carroll Parish Oak Grove Kelly-Dumas Airport 32.851355, -91.39915632°51’5” N 91°23’57” W
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Kelly (9M6), LA
11 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
1.2 hours flight.
Passed over bayous on the way. The pics below were taken while crossing the Mississippi river on the way here.
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- 11 de mai. de 2016 21:36
- ⛅ 25 °C
- Altitude: 108 m
- Estados Unidos Arkansas Miller County Rondo Texarkana Regional Airport 33.457919, -93.99455433°27’29” N 93°59’40” W
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Texarkana (KTXK), AR
11 de maio de 2016, Estados Unidos ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C
1.2 hours. Refueled. Done for the day. Ignoring weather diversions, flew 1239 km (669 nm) in 5.8 hr .

Only one thunderstorm had to be dodged. A couple of days before there were vicious vicious hailstorms that has left some areas around Texarkana still in blackout.

The whole trip was planned watching the weather to get around a massive storm eastbound from the midwest. the plan was to get by it on the eastern seaboard then go under and up on the west side of it. So far it has played out that way.

The forecast called for the possibility of thunderstorms in the early morning. Chose a hangar for my plane. Next morning I noticed everyone else had tucked theirs away too.

Took taxi to La Crosse hotel. Was driven back out by hotel.

Got some JB Weld. Before I left Weyman, I picked up a chip on my carbon/epoxy propeller. Noticed the chip was eroding larger. Patched with the JB Weld to prevent further damage. The 'filling' lasted the rest of the trip.

Tomorrrow's tentative plan is (4O4) McCurtain OK, (KONY) Olney TX, (KCNM) Cavern City NM.Thursday will be a late start to avoid mistiness and scattered thunderstorms. Might have to change the Texas stop to stay out of thunderstorm activity.Leia mais
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GUFY trips One runway closed fpr resurfacing. Also continued at night.
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GUFY trips Arkansas/Texas border
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