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A complete index to the aviation adventures of Don and Anna Miller If ATC Doesn’t Answer…
1006 Our westbound flight included Hohenwald, TN
(0M3), Russellville, AR (RUE), Pryor, OK (H71), Pampa, TX (PPA), Flagstaff,
AZ (FLG), Needles, CA (EED), and Camarillo, CA (CMA). Our takeoff on October
3 was at 7:55 AM. Knoxville was
blanketed in a white cotton-like layer in the valleys but the horizontal
visibility was unlimited! TYS found our IFR flight plan quickly and we were
off for the biggest flying adventure of our lives. 06 Family Reunion
0706 The ATIS
shared IFR RWY 34 was the only option with scattered at 1200 feet. The 2165’
elevation runway is surrounded by 4064’ west and 4534’ east and 4600’ north
mountains. The controller gave us at
least ten heading changes and 5 elevation changes in aligning us for runway
34 ILS. Garmin came to the rescue providing a friendly reminder that the
seemingly crazy new instruction stream from ATC made perfect sense. We landed
among bolts of lightning and a driving rain. Williamsburg, VA
0804 For those
who have never been to Williamsburg, it can be a challenge to plan your days
of sightseeing. The list of choices is
large and the scheduled special events are not the same every day. In the end we decided to take one day in
the colonial town and one day outside in the area. Batesville, MS
0704 They worked with me as if
I was a long lost fishing buddy to line the 172 up on the ILS Runway 6. It
was at this point that I realized my big planning omission. The Tower's first
question hit me like a ton of bricks Sun ‘n Fun 2004
0504 Armed with a filed IFR
plan to Waycross my partner Jean-Francois Reat and I began the takeoff roll.
The latest outlook and terminal forecast was for VFR over the east coast and
so we elected for flight following to Georgia leaving the IFR plan to catch dust.
Rough River State Park
0204 We had a 10 to 15 knot
wind out of the east, which gave us a ground speed of 120 knots for half the
trip. As we went further NE snow became more evident. Virginia Beach, VA
1103 We were off at 09:35 with
a heading of 080 degrees and a midpoint stop at Martinsville (MTV). I had
drawn a 50 mile circle around the midpoint of the GPS direct route and
researched the gas and food availability.
MTV seemed the clear winner in overall points. Having a strong 9,000 foot wind at our
backs... Tampa, FL
1003 I had been cleared for
approach to runway 5, so I continued my descent. Within seconds, I received a
call from the tower at SPG with the unexpected instruction to make a right
turn and stop descending! Historic Moontown Airport
0903 We had an excellent trip
to Moontown Airport Fly-In Breakfast today.
It was IFR above 3500 feet most of the flight south and all of it
flying north. My old friend from several previous lives went along with me.
He was a Navy pilot and later flew a 182 out of Oliver Springs. AirVenture 2003
0803 I loaded my two-man tent,
air mattress, suitcase, charts and flight bag into N129S and was off at 8 AM
on Saturday. After a fuel and rest stop at SQI, I was off again for the last
143 NM and the unique approach procedure used for AirVenture. After reading
the NOTAM several times and printing the associated layouts and procedures I
felt I was ready. Charleston, SC
0703 We just returned from our
weekend flights to Charleston and the Outer Banks. The weather was excellent and the
activities exceptional. The 172
performed perfectly, almost. Philadelphia, PA
0603 We just
returned from Philadelphia. A family event provided a good opportunity to try
my new ticket. The forecast was seriously off, as we found ourselves in the
soup for 5.5 hours of the six hours to Wings Field. The O-320 and navigation
systems performed beautifully. |
