Reposition the Pilot

The mission for today was to reposition the pilot. The pilot?  Yes, the pilot.  My friend and fellow pilot Charles G was driving to Ocean City so he could store a car at the airport so he had ground transportation when he flies in. I was going to be his ride back to his home base, N57, New Garden.

I had my ace wrap and knee brace on today just for added protection. I had driven my bride to her doctors appointment in Lewes Delaware earlier this morning. The typical 45 minute trip took an hour and fifteen minutes and that's on the back roads. So many new developments, traffic circles, stop signs and traffic. 

Once Mary was given a clean bill of health we decided on grabbing lunch at Capriotti's. I ordered a Bobbi and Mary had the Cole Turkey. 

What a great lunch and we saved the other half for dinner. I headed over to the airport to get the cameras installed and wait on Charles for a 1pm meet at the terminal.  We ended up getting off to a late start, a push from 1pm to 3:30pm. Charles was running late due to business and I was now running out of steam. We went back and forth about completing the mission and decided to get it done. 

I had some problems with the audio as we taxied out. I just replaced both headsets batteries, not that I think that caused the problem. While button pushing I isolated the crew which disabled the rear seat audio and thus the flight video audio. I discovered this screw up on the way back to Ocean City. 

The flight was bumpy and busy heading north so I picked up flight following. Dover was non-stop and when handed off to Philly they were even busier. I canceled once clear of Wilmington (KILG) and let down for New Garden (N57).

Charles was now safely back at his home base so I made the turn and burn for home. I climbed out of New GArden and pointed direct for OC. The ride was once again bumpy, but not as bad as the north leg. The radio was quiet so I passed on Flight Following and enjoyed the quiet airtime. 

Somewhere south of Dover I noticed the isolate was switched on so I selected all for comms. While editing the video the audio returned.  I made my calls for home and joined the busy pattern for three-two. 1.8 hours added to the total time for this year and I'm looking forward to getting in the air again soon.

Hangar Chat and Short Flight to Shed the Rust

It's been two months since my last flight and today I decided to tug 3 Tango Charlie out and get some much needed air time. My video starts out in the hangar as I address my lack of flight time, health issues, and thoughts of selling the plane.  My arthritis has been really taking a toll since we got back from Florida. I'm not sure if it's the barometric pressure or just the damp air here in Ocean City MD. Either way it has really knocked me for a loop. 

Mary and I have a trip coming up very soon to Galveston Texas with the hope of getting to Sedona Arizona before turning for home. After brainstorming a bit we have decided to delete the Arizona part of the trip and turn for home after meeting our friends in Addison Texas. 

Here is the video, which now seems way more chat then flight time. I also realized I edited out the flight south towards KMFV Accomack. I'll work on getting that uploaded with some iPad Foreflight video added in.