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August 2008 - Posts

080824 Highlights KFFA-KJYO

The flight home from First Flight was interesting - at least to me - with plenty of opportunity to play with clouds.

080824 Departing KFFA

This is my departure from First Flight Airport (KFFA) in Kill Devil Hills (Kitty Hawk), NC heading home to Leesburg, VA (KJYO) . I'm using a new camera that is much lighter than my previous one. Combine the lower mass with a fairly significant wheel

080824 KMQI-KFFA

If there is such a thing as the aviation mecca, it would have to be First Flight Airport (KFFA) in Kill Devil Hills, NC. We were unable to land there due to weather the last time we flew to the area a few years back, but the weather was extremely cooperative

080822 Departing KLKU

This our continuation to Manteo, NC (KMQI) to enjoy a beach weekend getaway on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Potomac Consolidated TRACON (PCT) had already granted my clearance before I landed at Louisa, VA (KLKU) so it was a simple matter of departing

080822 KJYO-KLKU

This is the first leg of our trip to North Carolina's Outer Banks (actually, Manteo, NC (KMQI) ). We got a last-minute request to drop off a friend at Louisa, VA (KLKU) and we were able to accommodate him since it wasn't much out of our way. This

080817 Landing KOKV

Night currency flight to Winchester, VA (KOKV) . Nothing special, but it was a beautiful evening at my favorite time to fly: just as the sun's going down when you can still see the ground, but all the lights come on to highlight the landscape.

080817 More Deer

Almost two years to the day after my deer strike , the deer came out to challenge me again. This time I came away from the encounter without incident during taxi, but I did wonder if it was an omen I should heed. I decided to do my run-up and make the