Mar 08
First “Date Flight” of 2010
This past Friday, my wife and I had our first “Date Flight” of 2010. We went to our usual fly-in restaurant destination, Pilot Pete’s restaurant, at Schaumburg Regional Airport (06C). The place was hopping that day and we had to wait almost an hour for a table. As usual, though, the food was well worth the wait. Skies were gorgeous and very clear for our quick journey. The only interesting portion of the flight was a brush fire in Zion, Illinois (rough location), causing some slight smoke/haze, but that nice wood-burning smell was actually a pleasant scent as we flew. My landings were smooth because of my recent practice just a few weeks ago. I’m glad I had that practice, because I’m sure my wife wouldn’t have liked our first flight of this year to include bumpy/scary landings.
This flight I logged 1.1 hours of PIC flight time.
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March 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Dan,
Just found your blog and enjoying it. You mention flying over Zion. I was born in Waukegan and spent my elementary school years in Zion. Goodness – all the memories. Your blog is now book marked and I’ll keep checking in to see what new adventures you’re in to. Blue skies and fly safe.
March 9th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Gene, thank you so much for your kind words and bookmarking my site. I’m glad to hear you enjoy it! Take care, Dan