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August 2006 - Posts

Deer Strike at Leesburg, VA (KJYO)

The flight home from my night currency landings at Winchester was uneventful. The landing, on the other hand, had a bit of a surprise in store. Rounding out on final, I had the numbers nailed and came in over the threshold right at 65 MPH indicated (yes,

Night Currency - Leesburg, VA (KYO) to Winchester, VA (KOKV)

In need of night currency, I reserved the plane for this evening for a short hop to Winchester, VA (KOKV) . I flew there VFR since the only clouds in the forecast would be up in the Class A realm. Besides, I don't fly VFR in the ADIZ very often and

Greensboro, NC (KGSO) to Leesburg, VA (KJYO) [Leg 3 of 3]

Leg 3 of 3 - The trip home from Greensboro was fairly uneventful. There were a few miles of an overcast and ATC dropped me to a lower altitude - that's how I found out the tops were at 8000 feet. I skimmed the tops for a while, but the layer soon

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (KAVP) to Greensboro, NC (KGSO) [Leg 2 of 3]

Leg 2 of 3 - Departure from Scranton put us through the layer of popcorn cumulus and we were soon given direct Hagerstown (HGR). Shortly after that routing, we received "after HGR, direct Greensboro". Giddy-up! Turning south past Martinsburg,

Leesburg, VA (KJYO) to Wilkes-Barre, PA (KAVP) [Leg 1 of 3]

Leg 1 of 3 - This flight was to take me to two new airports: Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, PA (KAVP) and Greensboro, NC (KGSO) . Weather along most of the route of flight was forecast to be good VMC, but Greensboro was expecting some cloud cover at 5000 feet.

Every Flight Should Teach a Lesson. Right?

Well, here are a few lessons learned (and re-learned) today: Always brief the departure procedure given by clearance delivery. When the lineman chocks the front wheel, remove both chocks - especially if you have wheel pants. Don't trust the lineman's
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